Genetics of leptin expression in baboons

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 778-783

  Cole, S A ^a   Martin, L J ^a   Peebles, K W ^a   Leland, M M ^b   Rice, K ^b   VandeBerg, J L ^a,c   Blangero, J ^a   Comuzzie, A G ^a  

^a SOUTHWEST FOUNDATION FOR BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

^c SOUTHWEST NATIONAL PRIMATE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Genotype by sex interaction; Heritability; Leptin; mRNA; Omental adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BABOON; CALORIC INTAKE; CELL VOLUME; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENOTYPE; HERITABILITY; INHERITANCE; MALE; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PEDIGREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RIBONUCLEASE PROTECTION ASSAY; SEX DIFFERENCE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LEPTIN; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OBESITY; PAPIO; RNA, MESSENGER; SEX FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; HAMADRYAS; PAPIO; PAPIO HAMADRYAS;

EID: 0038681587     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802310     Document Type: Article

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