Is obesity a disease of the blood-brain barrier? Physiological, pathological, and evolutionary considerations.

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• Publication year

  2003

• Venue

  Current pharmaceutical design

• Publication date

  2003-03-31

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine

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  DOI 10.2174/1381612033455350PMID 12678879
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