Deletion of NPY/AGRP and POMC Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus by Leptin-Saporin Produces Hyperphagia, Obesity and Changes in Diurnal Feeding Patterns in Rats - read article
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Contributed by Ai-Jun Li, Qing Wang, Thu T. Dinh and Sue Ritter
Programs in Neuroscience, Washington State University, Pullman, Washington 99164-6520, USA

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