Can thrifty gene(s) or predictive fetal programming for thriftiness lead to obesity?

Journal of Obesity

Volumn 2011, Issue , 2011, Pages

  Baig, Ulfat ^a   Belsare, Prajakta ^a   Watve, Milind ^a,b   Jog, Maithili ^c  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE EDUCATION AND RESEARCH   (India)

^b Anujeeva Biosciences Pvt Ltd   (India)

^c ABASAHEB GARWARE COLLEGE   (India)

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EID: 84858692814     PISSN: 20900708     EISSN: 20900716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2011/861049     Document Type: Article

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