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Showing 1 to 2 of 2 for “"Receptors, Leptin"”.
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Loss of Ventromedial Hypothalamic Leptin Receptors Results in Increased Adiposity and a Metabolic Syndrome
… including mild steatosis, dyslipidemia, and hyperleptinemia. From a young age, Lepr KOleptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, acts on the brain to suppress appetite and stimulate energy expenditure greatly extended our understanding of such mechanisms. The leptin receptor is expressed in a number of …
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The Effect of Steroid Hormones on Expression of the Leptin Receptors
Leptin, a peptide hormone secreted by adipocytes, has been widely studied in the attempt to understand its contributions and relation to obesity. There is a sexual dimorphism in leptin levels between men and women, suggesting a possible influence of steroid hormones on leptin expression and …