Margherita Maffei
Istituto di Scienza e Tecnologie dell'Informazione "Alessandro Faedo"(IT)Istituto di Fisiologia Clinica(IT)National Research Council(IT)
Publications by Year
Research Areas
Regulation of Appetite and Obesity, Adipose Tissue and Metabolism, Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases, Biochemical Analysis and Sensing Techniques, Pancreatic function and diabetes
Most-Cited Works
- → Positional cloning of the mouse obese gene and its human homologue(1994)13,353 cited
- → Weight-Reducing Effects of the Plasma Protein Encoded by the obese Gene(1995)4,446 cited
- → Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects(1995)3,731 cited
- → Increased expression in adipocytes of ob RNA in mice with lesions of the hypothalamus and with mutations at the db locus.(1995)466 cited
- → The human obese (OB) gene: RNA expression pattern and mapping on the physical, cytogenetic, and genetic maps of chromosome 7.(1995)249 cited
- → Relatively low plasma leptin concentrations precede weight gain in Pima Indians(1997)244 cited