The role of neuropeptide Y in the antiobesity action of the obese gene product

Thomas W. Stephens; Margret B. Basinski; Pamela K. Bristow; Juliana Bue‐Valleskey; Stanley G. Burgett; Libbey Craft; John E. Hale; J. A. Hoffmann; Hansen M. Hsiung; Aidas Kriauciunas; W.C. MacKellar; Paul R. Rosteck; Brigitte Schoner; Dennis P. Smith; Frank C. Tinsley; Xing-yue Zhang; Mark L. Heiman

doi:10.1038/377530a0

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Internal medicineEndocrinologyNeuropeptide Y receptorNeuropeptideHypothalamusThermogenesisBiologyAdipose tissueCorticosteroneReceptorGene productGeneHormoneGene expressionMedicineBiochemistry

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Year: 1995
Type: article
Volume: 377
Issue: 6549
Pages: 530-532
Citations: 1504
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                                    Thomas W. Stephens, 
                                
                                    Margret B. Basinski, 
                                
                                    Pamela K. Bristow
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (1995). 
                            The role of neuropeptide Y in the antiobesity action of the obese gene product. 
                            Nature
                            , 377
                            (6549)
                            , 530-532.
                            https://doi.org/10.1038/377530a0
                        

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DOI: 10.1038/377530a0