Regulation of Lean Mass, Bone Mass, and Exercise Tolerance by the Central Melanocortin System

Theodore P. Braun; Benjamin Orwoll; Xinxia Zhu; Peter R. Levasseur; Marek Szumowski; My Linh T. Nguyen; Mary L. Bouxsein; Robert F. Klein; Daniel L. Marks

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0042183

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Regulation of Lean Mass, Bone Mass, and Exercise Tolerance by the Central Melanocortin System

Theodore P. Braun ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Theodore P. Braun, Benjamin Orwoll

Affiliations Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America, MD/PhD Program, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Benjamin Orwoll ,

Contributed equally to this work with: Theodore P. Braun, Benjamin Orwoll

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Loma Linda University, Loma Linda, California, United States of America
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Xinxia Zhu,

Affiliation Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Peter R. Levasseur,

Affiliation Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Marek Szumowski,

Affiliation Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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My Linh T. Nguyen,

Affiliation Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Mary L. Bouxsein,

Affiliation Center for Advanced Orthopedic Studies, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center and Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Robert F. Klein,

Affiliation Bone and Mineral Unit, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Clinical Nutrition, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Daniel L. Marks

* E-mail: marksd@ohsu.edu

Affiliation Papé Family Pediatric Research Institute, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon, United States of America
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Regulation of Lean Mass, Bone Mass, and Exercise Tolerance by the Central Melanocortin System

Theodore P. Braun,
Benjamin Orwoll,
Xinxia Zhu,
Peter R. Levasseur,
Marek Szumowski,
My Linh T. Nguyen,
Mary L. Bouxsein,
Robert F. Klein,
Daniel L. Marks

Published: July 27, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042183

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