Ghrelin Gene-Related Peptides Modulate Rat White Adiposity

Vitamins and Hormones

Volumn 77, Issue , 2007, Pages 171-205

  Giovambattista, Andrés ^a   Gaillard, Rolf C ^b   Spinedi, Eduardo ^a,b  

^a Instituto Multidisciplinario de Biologia Celular   (Argentina)

^b LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GHRELIN; GHRELIN, DES N OCTANOYL; GHRELIN, DES-N-OCTANOYL; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REVIEW; WHITE ADIPOSE TISSUE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ADIPOSITY; ANIMALS; GENE EXPRESSION; GHRELIN; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; RATS;

EID: 35649027860     PISSN: 00836729     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0083-6729(06)77008-X     Document Type: Review

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