Genetic contributors to obesity

Canadian Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 23, Issue SUPPL. A, 2007, Pages 23A-27A

  McPherson, Ruth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Candidate gene; Genetics; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; GHRELIN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PEPTIDE YY; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CELL DIFFERENTIATION; CELL FUNCTION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EXERCISE; FOOD INTAKE; GENE DELETION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE MUTATION; GENE OVEREXPRESSION; GENE SEQUENCE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTESTINE; LINKAGE ANALYSIS; LIPID STORAGE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; PHENOTYPE; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 34648825232     PISSN: 0828282X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/s0828-282x(07)71002-4     Document Type: Conference Paper

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