Contribution of the hypothalamus and gut to weight gain susceptibility and resistance in mice

Barbara C Fam; Rebecca Sgambellone; Zheng Ruan; Joseph Proietto; Sofianos Andrikopoulos

Journal article

Contribution of the hypothalamus and gut to weight gain susceptibility and resistance in mice

Barbara C Fam, Rebecca Sgambellone, Zheng Ruan, Joseph Proietto, Sofianos Andrikopoulos

JOURNAL OF ENDOCRINOLOGY | BIOSCIENTIFICA LTD | Published : 2015

DOI: 10.1530/JOE-15-0131

University of Melbourne Researchers

Barbara Fam Author Medicine - Austin Health

Joseph Proietto Author Medicine - Austin Health

Zheng Ruan Author Microbiology and Immunology

Sof Andrikopoulos Author Medicine - Austin Health

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Grants

Awarded by National Health and Medical Research Council

Funding Acknowledgements

This study was funded by seeding grants from the Diabetes Australia Research Trust (to B C F), the Sir Edward Dunlop Medical Research Foundation (to B C F), the Austin Health Medical Research Foundation (to B C F) and the University of Melbourne (to B C F) and by the National Health and Medical Research Council (app number 1060173).