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Refinement of behavioural traits in animals for the genetic dissection of eating disorders.
European journal of pharmacology - 7 Nov 2003
Kas Martien J H, Van Elburg Annemarie A, Van Engeland Herman, Adan Roger A H
Abstract excerpt
Both twin and family studies have revealed the involvement of genetic factors in disorders that affect the regulation of body weight, such as obesity and anorexia nervosa. However, pinpointing the genes that contribute to these human disorders has not yet been very successful. In contrast, genetic studies in animals have been basic for the identification of many genes involved in the regulation of various...
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