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Characterization of Obese Phenotypes in a Small Nonhuman Primate, the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus)

  1. Suzette D. Tardif1,2,*,
  2. Michael L. Power3,4,
  3. Corinna N. Ross1,2,
  4. Julienne N. Rutherford5,
  5. Donna G. Layne-Colon2,
  6. Mark A. Paulik6

Article first published online: 6 SEP 2012

DOI: 10.1038/oby.2009.77

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Obesity

Obesity

Volume 17, Issue 8, pages 1499–1505, August 2009

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Tardif, S. D., Power, M. L., Ross, C. N., Rutherford, J. N., Layne-Colon, D. G. and Paulik, M. A. (2009), Characterization of Obese Phenotypes in a Small Nonhuman Primate, the Common Marmoset (Callithrix jacchus). Obesity, 17: 1499–1505. doi: 10.1038/oby.2009.77

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  1. 1

    Barshop Institute for Longevity and Aging Studies, University of Texas Health Science Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  2. 2

    Southwest National Primate Research Center, San Antonio, Texas, USA

  3. 3

    Department of Conservation Biology, National Zoological Park, Washington, DC, USA

  4. 4

    American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, Washington, DC, USA

  5. 5

    Department of Anthropology, Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, USA

  6. 6

    GlaxoSmithKline, Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, USA

*(tardif@uthscsa.edu)

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  1. Issue published online: 6 SEP 2012
  2. Article first published online: 6 SEP 2012
  3. Received 20 May 2008; accepted 13 September 2008

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