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Adrenergic beta1 receptor polymorphism (Ser49Gly) is associated with obesity in type II diabetic patients.
Biological & pharmaceutical bulletin - 1 Feb 2008
Nonen Shinpei, Yamamoto Isamu, Liu Jianmin, Maeda Makiko, Motomura Takashi, Igarashi Tsuyoshi, Fujio Yasushi, Azuma Junichi
Abstract excerpt
In the process of lipolysis, adipocytes are stimulated by catecholamines through beta(1), beta(2), and beta(3) adrenergic receptors (ARs). So far, beta(2) and beta(3) AR polymorphisms have been reported related to obesity. However, the relation of beta(1)AR polymorphisms to obesity has not been e...
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