The genetics of anorexia nervosa

Clinical Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 91, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-188

  Clarke, T K ^a   Weiss, A R D ^a   Berrettini, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANOREXIA NERVOSA; APPETITE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY; EPIGENETICS; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FOOD INTAKE; GENE LOCUS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC RISK; GENETICS; HEREDITY; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANOREXIA NERVOSA; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; GENETIC ASSOCIATION STUDIES; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RISK FACTORS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84855948060     PISSN: 00099236     EISSN: 15326535     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/clpt.2011.253     Document Type: Article

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