title: Discovery of a ligand that compensates for decreased endogenous agonist potency of melanocortin-4 receptor polymorphisms identified in obese humans.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicinal Chemistry, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL 32610, USA.
authors.forename: Carrie
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Haskell-Luevano
authors.forename: Zhimin
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Xiang
authors.forename: Andrzej M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Wilczynski
authors.forename: Kimberly R
authors.initials: KR
authors.lastname: Haskell
authors.forename: Amy M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Andreasen
authors.forename: Sally A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Litherland
authors.forename: William J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Millard
authors.forename: Ira D
authors.initials: ID
authors.lastname: Pogozheva
authors.forename: Henry I
authors.initials: HI
authors.lastname: Mosberg
authors.forename: Nicholas B
authors.initials: NB
authors.lastname: Sorenson
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D008024:Ligands; D009765:Obesity / Q000235:genetics*; D011110:Polymorphism, Genetic; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4 / Q000819:agonists* / Q000235:genetics
chemical_list: D008024:Ligands; D044105:Receptor, Melanocortin, Type 4