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Evidence for Positive Selection on the Leptin Gene in Cetacea and Pinnipedia

The leptin gene has received intensive attention and scientific investigation for its importance in energy homeostasis and reproductive regulation in mammals. Furthermore, study of the leptin gene is of crucial importance for public health, particularly for its role in obesity, as well as for other...

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Autores principales: Yu, Li, Jin, Wei, Zhang, Xin, Wang, Ding, Zheng, Jin-song, Yang, Guang, Xu, Shi-xia, Cho, Soochin, Zhang, Ya-ping
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3203152/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22046310
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0026579

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