An obligate role of oxytocin neurons in diet induced energy expenditure

Wu, Zhaofei, Xu, Yuanzhong, Zhu, Yaming, Sutton, Amy K., Zhao, Rongjie, Lowell, Bradford B., Olson, David P., Tong, Qingchun·2012·PLoS ONE

DOI 10.1371/journal.pone.0045167

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