CART gene promoter transcription is regulated by a cyclic adenosine monophosphate response element

Obesity Research

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 1291-1298

  Barrett, Perry ^a,b   Davidson, Jane ^a   Morgan, Peter ^a  

^a ROWETT RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Appetite; Hypothalamus; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

EID: 0039483112     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2002.175     Document Type: Article

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