G protein-coupled receptors in energy homeostasis and obesity pathogenesis /

• Other Authors: Tao, Ya-Xiong
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam ; Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press, 2013.
• Series: Progress in molecular biology and translational science ; v. 114.
• Subjects: G proteins > Receptors.; Obesity > Pathophysiology.; Electronic books.

Obesity is an epidemic with enormous health, economic and social burdens. Current drugs for obesity treatment are far from ideal in terms of efficacy and side effects. Reviews in this volume of Progress in Molecular Biology and Translational Science summarize current status in studies of a number of...