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Leptin (from Gr**** λεπτός leptos, "thin" or "light" or "small"), also
known as
obese protein, is a
protein hormone predominantly made by
adipocytes (cells...
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Leptin receptor, also
known as LEP-R or OB-R, is a type I
cytokine receptor, a
protein that in
humans is
encoded by the LEPR gene. LEP-R
functions as a...
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recognized as a
major endocrine organ, as it
produces hormones such as
leptin, estrogen, resistin, and
cytokines (especially TNFα). In obesity, adipose...
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Teleost leptins are a
family of
peptide hormones found in fish (teleostei) that are
orthologs of the
mammalian hormone leptin. The
teleost and mammalian...
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Maria Leptin (born 1954) is a
German developmental biologist and immunologist, and the
current president of the
European Research Council. She was the...
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discovery of
leptin, she
analyzed leptin concentrations of the mice in the
parabiotic experiments.
After injecting leptin into each pair's obese...
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disease Hypotonia-cystinuria
syndrome Kleine–Levin
syndrome Leptin deficiency or
dysfunction Leptin receptor deficiency Luscan-Lumish
syndrome Macrosomia adiposa...
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leptin are
released from the
stomach and
adipose cells, respectively, into the
blood stream.
Ghrelin stimulates feelings of hunger,
whereas leptin stimulates...
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environmental risk factors.
Monogenetic obesity mostly affects the
hypothalamus and
leptin–melanocortin
system (see
hypothalamic obesity). However, it
accounts for...
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leptin has been
observed as a
growth factor in
breast tissue.
Increased leptin levels have been
observed in some
cases of PT. The
increase in
leptin levels...
