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Leptin receptor mutations in 129 db 3J/db3.J mice and NIH fa cp/facp rats

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  1. Howard Hughes Medical Institute, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, Box 305, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    G. -H. Lee, C. Li, J. Montez, J. Halaas, J. Darvishzadeh & J. M. Friedman

  2. Laboratory of Molecular Genetics, The Rockefeller University, 1230 York Avenue, 10021, New York, NY, USA

    G. -H. Lee, C. Li, J. Darvishzadeh & J. M. Friedman

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Lee, G.H., Li, C., Montez, J. et al. Leptin receptor mutations in 129 db 3J/db3.J mice and NIH fa cp/facp rats. Mammalian Genome 8, 445–447 (1997). https://doi.org/10.1007/s003359900466

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