Sex differences in metabolic homeostasis, diabetes, and obesity

Biology of Sex Differences

Volumn 6, Issue 1, 2015, Pages

  Mauvais Jarvis, Franck ^a  

^a TULANE UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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EID: 84941186672     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20426410     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/s13293-015-0033-y     Document Type: Article

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