Metabolic syndrome components in murine models

Endocrine, Metabolic and Immune Disorders - Drug Targets

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 25-40

  Lawson, Heather A ^a   Cheverud, James M ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Bioinformatics; Cardiovascular disease; Comparative genomics; Genome wide association studies; Hypertension; Metabolic syndrome; Murine models; Obesity; Type 2 diabetes

Indexed keywords

AGOUTI PROTEIN; BETA CATENIN; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; MELANOCORTIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL MODEL; BIOINFORMATICS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DNA HYBRIDIZATION; EPISTASIS; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; HEREDITY; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; HYPERTRIGLYCERIDEMIA; IMPAIRED GLUCOSE TOLERANCE; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MOUSE; MOUSE STRAIN; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; QUANTITATIVE TRAIT LOCUS; REVIEW;

EID: 77950790765     PISSN: 18715303     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/187153010790827948     Document Type: Review

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