The Pro12Ala variant of peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-γ2 (PPAR-γ2) is associated with measures of obesity in Mexican Americans
- 1 April 2000
- journal article
- Published by Springer Nature in International Journal of Obesity
- Vol. 24 (4) , 522-524
- https://doi.org/10.1038/sj.ijo.0801210
Abstract
International Journal of Obesity is a monthly, multi-disciplinary forum for papers describing basic, clinical and applied studies in biochemistry, genetics and nutrition, together with molecular, metabolic, psychological and epidemiological aspects of obesity and related disordersKeywords
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