Leptin resistance and obesity

Endocrine Journal

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 17-26

  Shimizu, Hiroyuki ^a   Oh I, Shinsuke ^a   Okada, Shuichi ^a   Mori, Masatomo ^a  

^a GUNMA UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

Author keywords

Hypothalamus; Leptin; Obesity; Occludin; Polyunsaturated fatty acid

Indexed keywords

GEMFIBROZIL; LEPTIN; METFORMIN;

DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; HORMONE RESISTANCE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DRUG RESISTANCE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OBESITY;

EID: 33947578312     PISSN: 09188959     EISSN: 13484540     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1507/endocrj.KR-85     Document Type: Review

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