Leptin and clinical medicine: A new piece in the puzzle of obesity

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 2771-2776

  Bray, George A ^a,b   York, David A ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL MODEL; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOOD INTAKE; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MODEL; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REVIEW; SITE DIRECTED MUTAGENESIS; ADIPOCYTE; ANIMAL; ENDOCRINOLOGY; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

ADIPOCYTES; ANIMALS; ENDOCRINOLOGY; HUMANS; LEPTIN; OBESITY; PROTEINS;

EID: 85047677586     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jcem.82.9.4224     Document Type: Review

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