Over-Expression of Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MGL) in Small Intestine Alters Endocannabinoid Levels and Whole Body Energy Balance, Resulting in Obesity

Su-Hyoun Chon; John D. Douglass; Yin Xiu Zhou; Nashmia Malik; Joseph L. Dixon; Anita Brinker; Loredana Quadro; Judith Storch

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0043962

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Over-Expression of Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MGL) in Small Intestine Alters Endocannabinoid Levels and Whole Body Energy Balance, Resulting in Obesity

Su-Hyoun Chon,

Current address: Johnson & Johnson CPC, Skin Research Center, Skillman, New Jersey, United States of America

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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John D. Douglass,

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Yin Xiu Zhou,

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Nashmia Malik,

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Joseph L. Dixon,

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Anita Brinker,

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Loredana Quadro,

Affiliations Department of Food Science Rutgers, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Judith Storch

* E-mail: storch@aesop.rutgers.edu

Affiliations Department of Nutritional Sciences, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America, Rutgers Center for Lipid Research, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States of America
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Over-Expression of Monoacylglycerol Lipase (MGL) in Small Intestine Alters Endocannabinoid Levels and Whole Body Energy Balance, Resulting in Obesity

Su-Hyoun Chon,
John D. Douglass,
Yin Xiu Zhou,
Nashmia Malik,
Joseph L. Dixon,
Anita Brinker,
Loredana Quadro,
Judith Storch

Published: August 28, 2012
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0043962

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