Melanocortin and related peptides in energy homeostasis : insights from human and mouse genetics
Substantial evidence from rodent and human genetic models has identified the hypothalamic melanocortin system as a fundamental component of the neural network regulating energy homeostasis. The aims of this thesis were a) to examine the relevance of four components related to this pathway; proopiome...
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University of Cambridge
2002
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.597398 |