Obesity: Progress through genetic manipulation

Allen S. Levine; Charles J. Billington

doi:10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70153-8

Obesity: Progress through genetic manipulation

Allen S. Levine, Charles J. Billington

Medicine - Veteran's Administration Medical Center

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Transgenic mice have been produced that either lack or overproduce neuroregulatory substances implicated in the control of food intake and body weight. Are such mice useful models for understanding the underlying etiology of obesity in humans?.

Original language	English (US)
Pages (from-to)	R251-R252
Journal	Current Biology
Volume	8
Issue number	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/s0960-9822(98)70153-8
State	Published - Mar 26 1998

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