Targeted Disruption of the Melanocortin-4 Receptor Results in Obesity in Mice

Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue

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Life Sciences, Genetics, Molecular Genetics +12

Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the <i>obese</i> Gene

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Medicine, Endocrinology, Nutritional Sciences +17

Effects of the <i>obese</i> Gene Product on Body Weight Regulation in <i>ob</i> / <i>ob</i> Mice

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Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +17

Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

Margherita Maffei, Jeffrey L. Halaas, Éric Ravussin et al. · Nature Medicine · 1995 · 3.7K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +15

Identification and expression cloning of a leptin receptor, OB-R

Louis A. Tartaglia, Marlene Dembski, Xun Weng et al. · Cell · 1995 · 3.5K citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology +10