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Science 9 November 2007:
Vol. 318. no. 5852, pp. 928 - 929
DOI: 10.1126/science.1148032
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Perspectives

PHYSIOLOGY:
An Integrative View of Obesity

Brent E. Wisse, Francis Kim, Michael W. Schwartz

Comparisons of responses of various cell types to excess nutrients are yielding patterns that may provide insight into the causes and consequences of obesity.

The authors are in the Department of Medicine, Harborview Medical Center and University of Washington, Seattle, WA 98104, USA. E-mail: mschwart{at}u.washington.edu

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