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Effects of leptin on mitochondrial ‘proton leak’ and uncoupling proteins: implications for mammalian energy metabolism

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Richard K. Porter  and
J. Fred Andrews
Richard K. Porter*
Affiliation:
Department of Biochemistry, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
J. Fred Andrews
Affiliation:
Department of Physiology, Trinity College Dublin, Dublin 2, Republic of Ireland
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*Corresponding author: Dr R. K. Porter, fax +353 1 6772400, email rkporter@mail.tcd.ie
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Simposium on ‘Leptin: energy regulation and beyond’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , August 1998 , pp. 455 - 460
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