Date of Award

2008

Document Type

Thesis

Degree Name

Master of Science in Biology

Department

Biology

First Advisor

Talbot, Colleen

Second Advisor

Ferrari, James

Third Advisor

Chao, Mike, and Middleton, Kevin

Abstract

The purpose of this project was to study how the key metabolic hormones, insulin, leptin, and thyroid hormone alter metabolic pathways and lipid and glucose trafficking in order to find possible therapies for treatment for obesity and its complications.

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