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Region-Specific Differences in Brain Melanocortin Receptors in Rats of the Lean Phenotype

The brain melanocortin (MC) system is one of numerous overlapping systems regulating energy balance; it consists of peptides including α-MSH that act via MC receptors (MCR). Mutations and polymorphisms in MC3R and MC4R have been identified as one of the most common genetic contributors to obesity in...

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Main Authors: Shukla, Charu, Britton, Steven L, Koch, Lauren G, Novak, Colleen M
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3831884/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22643233
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1097/WNR.0b013e328354f5c1
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