Genetics and pathophysiology of obesity;Genetik und pathophysiologie der adipositas

Internist

Volumn 47, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 120-129

  Slawik, M ^a,c   Beuschlein, F ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c ADDENBROOKE S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass index; Energy balance; Energy expenditure; Physical activity; Regulation of appetite

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIETARY INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ENVIRONMENT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENOTYPE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMAN; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; THERMOGENESIS;

APPETITE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; METABOLIC DISEASES; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OBESITY;

EID: 32944464240     PISSN: 00209554     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00108-005-1553-z     Document Type: Article

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