The Role of Estrogens in Control of Energy Balance and Glucose Homeostasis

Endocrine Reviews - Tập 34 Số 3 - Trang 309-338 - 2013
Franck Mauvais‐Jarvis1, Deborah J. Clegg2, Andrea L. Hevener3
1Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Metabolism, and Molecular Medicine (F.M.-J.), and Comprehensive Center on Obesity (F.M.-J.), Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois 60611;
2Department of Internal Medicine (D.J.C.), University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas, Texas 75390;
3Department of Medicine (A.L.H.), Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Hypertension, David Geffen School of Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles, California 90095

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