Hunting for human obesity genes? Look in the adipose tissue!

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue , 2000, Pages S57-S62

  Arner, P ^a  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Beta adrenoceptors; Hormone sensitive lipase; Low density lipoprotein receptor; Peroxisome proliferator activated receptor gamma; Tumor necrosis factor alpha; Uncoupling protein

Indexed keywords

BETA 2 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; BETA 3 ADRENERGIC RECEPTOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN RECEPTOR; PEROXISOME PROLIFERATOR ACTIVATED RECEPTOR; TRIACYLGLYCEROL LIPASE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA; UNCOUPLING PROTEIN 1;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY FAT; CONFERENCE PAPER; DNA POLYMORPHISM; GENE STRUCTURE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEREDITY; IMMOBILIZATION; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CARRIER PROTEINS; CHOLESTEROL ESTERASE; HUMANS; ION CHANNELS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; MITOCHONDRIAL PROTEINS; OBESITY; RECEPTORS, ADRENERGIC, BETA; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, LDL; SEX FACTORS; TRANSCRIPTION FACTORS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 84984752572     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801507     Document Type: Article

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