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Leptin targets in the mouse brain

  1. Michael M. Scott1,†,
  2. Jennifer L. Lachey2,†,
  3. Scott M. Sternson3,
  4. Charlotte E. Lee1,
  5. Carol F. Elias1,4,
  6. Jeffrey M. Friedman3,*,
  7. Joel K. Elmquist1

Article first published online: 23 FEB 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cne.22025

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The Journal of Comparative Neurology

The Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volume 514, Issue 5, pages 518–532, 10 June 2009

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Scott, M. M., Lachey, J. L., Sternson, S. M., Lee, C. E., Elias, C. F., Friedman, J. M. and Elmquist, J. K. (2009), Leptin targets in the mouse brain. J. Comp. Neurol., 514: 518–532. doi: 10.1002/cne.22025

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  1. 1

    Division of Hypothalamic Research, Departments of Internal Medicine and Pharmacology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390

  2. 2

    Acceleron Pharmaceuticals, Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139

  3. 3

    Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, New York, New York 10021

  4. 4

    Department of Anatomy, Institute of Biomedical Sciences, University of São Paulo, São Paulo, 05508-900 Brazil

  1. †

    The first two authors contributed equally.

*Box 305, Howard Hughes Medical Institute, Rockefeller University, 1230 York Ave., New York, NY 10021

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 6 APR 2009
  2. Article first published online: 23 FEB 2009
  3. Accepted manuscript online: 23 FEB 2009 12:00AM EST
  4. Manuscript Accepted: 4 FEB 2009
  5. Manuscript Revised: 8 AUG 2008
  6. Manuscript Received: 15 JUN 2007

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  • National Institutes of Heath. Grant Numbers: DK056116, MH061583, DK053301, DK062656

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