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Comment
. 2018 Feb 13;115(7):E1334.
doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800033115. Epub 2018 Jan 23.

Weighing the evidence for a body mass-regulating gravitostat

Jens Lund  1
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Weighing the evidence for a body mass-regulating gravitostat

Jens Lund. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. .
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  • Reply to Lund: Where does the gravitostat fit in?
    Ohlsson C, Jansson JO. Ohlsson C, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Feb 13;115(7):E1335. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1800116115. Epub 2018 Jan 23. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018. PMID: 29363606 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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  • Body weight homeostat that regulates fat mass independently of leptin in rats and mice.
    Jansson JO, Palsdottir V, Hägg DA, Schéle E, Dickson SL, Anesten F, Bake T, Montelius M, Bellman J, Johansson ME, Cone RD, Drucker DJ, Wu J, Aleksic B, Törnqvist AE, Sjögren K, Gustafsson JÅ, Windahl SH, Ohlsson C. Jansson JO, et al. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018 Jan 9;115(2):427-432. doi: 10.1073/pnas.1715687114. Epub 2017 Dec 26. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A. 2018. PMID: 29279372 Free PMC article.

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