Article
[New knowledge about obesity--news for obese patients?].
Acta medica Austriaca - 1 Jan 1998
Geyer G
Abstract excerpt
This review explains and surveys very recent findings and experimental results concerning molecular pathology and genetics of overweight and obesity and also evaluates their relevance for the actual treatment of obesity at present. Most of these studies were done on inbred obese mice or rats and...
Topics
- Animals
- Appetite
- Carrier Proteins
- Enzyme Inhibitors
- Gene Expression
- Humans
- Lactones
- Leptin
- Lipase
- Mice
- Mice, Obese
- Mutation
- Obesity
- Orlistat
- Proteins
- Rats
- Receptors, Cell Surface
- Receptors, Leptin