Abstract
The melanocortin-4 receptor gene (MC4R) plays a pivotal role in the regulation of body fat and food and energy intake.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 4229-4236 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism |
Volume | 101 |
Issue number | 11 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 1 Sep 2016 |
Keywords
- alleles
- obesity
- body mass index procedure
- carbohydrate
- diet
- child
- energy intake
- body fat
- genotype determination
- mc4r gene
- anthropometric measures
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Yannis Pitsiladis
- School of Sport and Health Sciences - Professor of Sport and Exercise Science
- Centre for Stress and Age-Related Disease
- Sport and Exercise Science and Sports Medicine Research and Enterprise Group
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