The unidentified hormonal defense against weight gain

Jens Lund; Camilla Lund; Thomas Morville; Christoffer Clemmensen

doi:10.1371/journal.pbio.3000629

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The unidentified hormonal defense against weight gain

Jens Lund,

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-6033

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Camilla Lund,

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-7311

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Thomas Morville,

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-2591

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Christoffer Clemmensen

* E-mail: chc@sund.ku.dk

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-9667

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The unidentified hormonal defense against weight gain

Jens Lund,
Camilla Lund,
Thomas Morville,
Christoffer Clemmensen

Published: February 25, 2020
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pbio.3000629

About the Authors

Jens Lund

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2338-6033

Camilla Lund

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0001-5162-7311

Thomas Morville

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0002-9039-2591

Christoffer Clemmensen

* E-mail: chc@sund.ku.dk

Affiliation Novo Nordisk Foundation Center for Basic Metabolic Research, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark

http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-9667

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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