Obesity etiology: Role of leptin;Eziologia dell'obesità: Il ruolo della leptina

Minerva Gastroenterologica e Dietologica

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2002, Pages 303-308

  Cena, H ^a,b   Zaccardo, A ^a   Roggi, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Energy metabolism; Leptin; Obesity, etiology; Obesity, prevention and control

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CHILD GROWTH; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FETUS GROWTH; GENE MUTATION; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; HUNGER; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; THERMOREGULATION;

EID: 0036926591     PISSN: 00264776     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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