The use of animal models to dissect the biology of leptin

Recent Progress in Hormone Research

Volumn 59, Issue , 2004, Pages 245-266

  Chehab, Farid F ^a   Qiu, Jun ^a   Ogus, Scott ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL MODEL; DIABETES MELLITUS; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE METABOLISM; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HYPERLEPTINEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNITY; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; MUSCLE METABOLISM; NEUROSCIENCE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOGENESIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENERGIC SYSTEM; ANIMAL; BODY COMPOSITION; EATING; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; THERMOREGULATION; TRANSGENIC MOUSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY TEMPERATURE REGULATION; EATING; GENE EXPRESSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; MICE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; MODELS, ANIMAL; REPRODUCTION; SYMPATHETIC NERVOUS SYSTEM;

EID: 2342438803     PISSN: 00799963     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/rp.59.1.245     Document Type: Review

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