Regional fat pad growth and cellularity in obese zucker rats: Modulation by caloric restriction

Obesity Research

Volumn 11, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 674-682

  Hausman, Dorothy B ^a   Fine, Jacqueline B ^b   Tagra, Krishna ^b   Fleming, Shea S ^b   Martin, Roy J ^a   DiGirolamo, Mario ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose cellularity; Genetic obesity; Leptin; Restriction refeeding

Indexed keywords

FELINE CALICIVIRUS; RATTUS NORVEGICUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 23844444068     PISSN: 10717323     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2003.96     Document Type: Article

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