Author: Bray, George A. and Ryan, Donna H.; editors:
Title: Molecular and Genetic Aspects of Obesity
Description: Baton Rouge, Louisiana State Univ. Press, (1996). orig.boards. 23x15cm, xxi,682 pp, Series: Pennington Center Nutrition Series, Volume 5.. Textual photos,graphs,tables. Corner bump and binding edge dent, minor rubbing, VG. ¶ Contains 37 papers. Includes: G.A. Bray "Mechanisms for Development of Genetic, Hypothalamic & Dietary Obesity"; M.L. Klebig, et al: "Molecular Analysis of the Mouse Agouti Gene & the Role of Dominant Agouti-Locus Mutations in Obesity & Insulin Resistance"; V. Rolland, et al: "Fatty Genotype Effect on Adipocyte Lipogenic Gene Expression: Implication of Transactivating Factors"; H.D. Braymer, et al: "Glococorticoids in Genetic Obesity"; S.P. Kalra, et al: "Neuropeptide Y & Its Neural Connections in the Etiology of Obesity & Associated Neuroendocrine & Behavioral Disorders"; S.F.Liebowitz & A. Akabayashi "Brain Peptides in Normal Biological Rhythms & Obesity"; B.G. Hoebel, et al: "Hypothalmic Control of Accumbens Dopamine: A System for Feeding Reinforcement"; D.N. Brindley & C.-N. Wang "Contribution of Glucocorticoids & Insulin Resistance to Dyslipidemias"; J. D. Brunzell, et al: "Overview: Low Density Lipoprotein Subclass Phenotype as a Biochemical Marker for Visceral Obesity & Insulin Resistance"; G. Ailhaud, et al: "Adipogenic Hormones, Fatty Acids & Adipose Cell Differentiation"; R.A. Price "Obesity Genes in Human Populations"; R.D. Nicholls, et al: "Molecular Pathogenesis of Prader-Willi Syndrome"; B.B. Lowell, et al: "Transgenic Ablation of Brown Adipose Tissue"; L. Gnudi, et al: "Selective Overexpression in Adipose Cells in Transgenic Mice of GLUT4:The Major Insulin Regulatable Glucose Transporter"; etc.

Keywords: Biological Chemistry, Molecular Biology, Genetic Biomedicine, Human Metabolism, Adipose Tissue, Ponderosity Obesity, Medical Genetics, Endocrinology, Biochemistry