Molecular physiology of syndromic obesities in humans

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 16, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 267-272

  Chung, Wendy K ^a   Leibel, Rudolph L ^a  

^a NewYork Presbyterian Hospital   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALSTROM SYNDROME; AUTOSOMAL RECESSIVE DISORDER; BARDET BIEDL SYNDROME; BEHAVIOR; BORJESON FORSSMAN LEHMANN SYNDROME; CALORIE; CHROMOSOME ABERRATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COHEN SYNDROME; DEVELOPMENT; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FOOD INTAKE; GENE MUTATION; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INHERITANCE; MOLECULAR BIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; PRADER WILLI SYNDROME; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REVIEW; SYNDROME; X CHROMOSOME LINKED DISORDER;

EATING; ENERGY METABOLISM; HUMANS; OBESITY; SYNDROME;

EID: 23044467704     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tem.2005.06.009     Document Type: Review

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