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system (PNS). The
primary effect of
leptins is in the hypothalamus, a part of the
central nervous system.
Leptin receptors are
expressed not only in the...
- "Structural and
mechanistic paradigm of
leptin receptor activation revealed by
complexes with wild-type and
antagonist leptins". Structure. 22 (6): 866–77. doi:10...
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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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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...
- the
brand name
Myalept among others, is a
synthetic analog of the
hormone leptin used to
treat various forms of dyslipidemia. It has been
approved in ****an...
- high
concentrations of the
ghrelin hormone. The
hormones peptide YY and
leptin can have an
opposite effect on the appetite,
causing the
sensation of being...
- and
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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excessively due to
mutations in the gene
responsible for the
production of
leptin and
becomes profoundly obese. It is an
animal model of type II diabetes...
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disease Hypotonia-cystinuria
syndrome Kleine–Levin
syndrome Leptin deficiency or
dysfunction Leptin receptor deficiency Luscan-Lumish
syndrome Macrosomia adiposa...
