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Genome-wide scan of plasma cholecystokinin in baboons shows linkage to human chromosome 17.
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) - 1 Aug 2007
Voruganti V Saroja, Tejero M Elizabeth, Proffitt J Michael, Cole Shelley A, Freeland-Graves Jeanne H, Comuzzie Anthony G
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OBJECTIVE: Cholecystokinin (CCK) is known to inhibit food intake and is an important signal for controlling meal volume, indicating a possible role in weight regulation. Our objective was to investigate genetic influences on plasma CCK in baboons. RESEARCH METHODS AND PROCEDURES: Subjects were 376 baboons (males = 113, females = 263) from the Southwest National Primate Research Center, housed at the Southwest...
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