OBESITY - PROGRESS THROUGH GENETIC MANIPULATION

Authors
LEVINE AS BILLINGTON CJ
Citation
As. Levine et Cj. Billington, OBESITY - PROGRESS THROUGH GENETIC MANIPULATION, Current biology, 8(7), 1998, pp. 251
Citations number
16
Categorie Soggetti
Biology,Biology
Journal title
Current biology → ACNP
ISSN journal
09609822
Volume
8
Issue
7
Year of publication
1998
Database
ISI
SICI code
0960-9822(1998)8:7<251:O-PTGM>2.0.ZU;2-0
Abstract
Transgenic mice have been produced that either lack or overproduce neu roregulatory substances implicated in the control of food intake and b ody weight. Are such mice useful models for understanding the underlyi ng etiology of obesity in humans?