Association between neuromedin U gene variants and overweight and obesity
Research output: Contribution to journal › Journal article › Research › peer-review
Neuromedin U (NMU) is an anorexic neuropeptide expressed in the hypothalamus. Mice lacking the NmU gene are hyperphagic and obese, whereas mice overexpressing Nmu are hypophagic and lean.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism |
| Volume | 91 |
| Issue number | 12 |
| Pages (from-to) | 5057-63 |
| Number of pages | 7 |
| ISSN | 0021-972X |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2006 |
- Adolescent, Adult, Aged, Amino Acid Sequence, Body Mass Index, Child, Child, Preschool, Female, Genetic Variation, Humans, Infant, Male, Middle Aged, Molecular Sequence Data, Neuropeptides, Obesity, Overweight, Pedigree
Research areas
ID: 38455250