Article
[Leptin-melanocortin system, body weight regulation and obesity].
Revista medica de Chile - 1 Sept 2009
Santos M José Luis
Abstract excerpt
Obesity is a multifactorial disease that is rarely associated to single gene defects. However, due to their direct cause-effect relationships, those genetic defects that cause some forms of monogenic obesity are relevant in the study of mechanisms that contribute to increased energy intake and bo...
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