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Chambers JC; Elliott P; Zabaneh D; et al. (2008). „Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with waist circumference and insulin resistance.”. Nat. Genet. 40 (6): 716—18. PMID18454146. doi:10.1038/ng.156.
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Magenis RE, Smith L, Nadeau JH, Johnson KR, Mountjoy KG, Cone RD (1994). „Mapping of the ACTH, MSH, and neural (MC3 and MC4) melanocortin receptors in the mouse and human”. Mamm Genome. 5 (8): 503—8. PMID7949735. doi:10.1007/BF00369320.
Sundaramurthy D, Campbell DA, Leek JP, Markham AF, Pieri LF (1998). „Assignment of the melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4R) gene to human chromosome band 18q22 by in situ hybridisation and radiation hybrid mapping”. Cytogenet Cell Genet. 82 (1-2): 97—8. PMID9763669. doi:10.1159/000015074.
Fan W, Boston BA, Kesterson RA, Hruby VJ, Cone RD (1997). „Role of melanocortinergic neurons in feeding and the agouti obesity syndrome”. Nature. 385 (6612): 165—168. PMID8990120. doi:10.1038/385165a0.
Huszar D, Lynch CA, Fairchild-Huntress V, Dunmore JH, Fang Q, Berkemeier LR, Gu W, Kesterson RA, Boston BA, Cone RD, Smith FJ, Campfield LA, Burn P, Lee F (1997). „Targeted disruption of the melanocortin-4 receptor results in obesity in mice”. Cell. 88 (1): 131—141. PMID9019399. doi:10.1016/S0092-8674(00)81865-6.
Van der Ploeg LH, Martin WJ, Howard AD, Nargund RP, Austin CP, Guan X, Drisko J, Cashen D, Sebhat I, Patchett AA, Figueroa DJ, DiLella AG, Connolly BM, Weinberg DH, Tan CP, Palyha OC, Pong SS, MacNeil T, Rosenblum C, Vongs A, Tang R, Yu H, Sailer AW, Fong TM, Huang C, Tota MR, Chang RS, Stearns R, Tamvakopoulos C, Christ G, Drazen DL, Spar BD, Nelson RJ, MacIntyre DE (2002). „A role for the melanocortin 4 receptor in sexual function”. Proc Natl Acad Sci USA. 99 (17): 11381—11386. PMC123265. PMID12172010. doi:10.1073/pnas.172378699.
Yang, Y K; Fong T M; et al. (2000). „Molecular determinants of ligand binding to the human melanocortin-4 receptor”. Biochemistry. UNITED STATES. 39 (48): 14900—11. ISSN0006-2960. PMID11101306. doi:10.1021/bi001684q.
Yang, Y K; Ollmann M M; et al. (1997). „Effects of recombinant agouti-signaling protein on melanocortin action”. Mol. Endocrinol. UNITED STATES. 11 (3): 274—80. ISSN0888-8809. PMID9058374. doi:10.1210/me.11.3.274.
Chambers JC; Elliott P; Zabaneh D; et al. (2008). „Common genetic variation near MC4R is associated with waist circumference and insulin resistance.”. Nat. Genet. 40 (6): 716—18. PMID18454146. doi:10.1038/ng.156.
Thorleifsson G; Walters GB; Gudbjartsson DF; et al. (2009). „Genome-wide association yields new sequence variants at seven loci that associate with measures of obesity.”. Nat. Genet. 41 (1): 18—24. PMID19079260. doi:10.1038/ng.274.
Yang, Y K; Fong T M; et al. (2000). „Molecular determinants of ligand binding to the human melanocortin-4 receptor”. Biochemistry. UNITED STATES. 39 (48): 14900—11. ISSN0006-2960. PMID11101306. doi:10.1021/bi001684q.
Yang, Y K; Ollmann M M; et al. (1997). „Effects of recombinant agouti-signaling protein on melanocortin action”. Mol. Endocrinol. UNITED STATES. 11 (3): 274—80. ISSN0888-8809. PMID9058374. doi:10.1210/me.11.3.274.