Leptin action in the thymus

Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences

Volumn 1153, Issue , 2009, Pages 29-34

  Velloso, Lício A ^a   Savino, Wilson ^b   Mansour, Eli ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMPINAS   (Brazil)

^b INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Immunodeficiency; Malnutrition; Obesity

Indexed keywords

JANUS KINASE 2; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; STAT3 PROTEIN;

CONFERENCE PAPER; GENE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOMODULATION; IMMUNOREGULATION; LYMPHOCYTE PROLIFERATION; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; OB GENE; OBESITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; THYMUS;

EID: 60349113760     PISSN: 00778923     EISSN: 17496632     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03973.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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