LEPTIN AND OBESITY – NEUROENDOCRINE , METABOLIC AND ATHEROGENIC EFFECTS OF LEPTIN

<p>Background. Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that was recently discovered. Leptin and leptin resistance play an important role in the pathogenesis of obesity. Leptin acts by binding to specific receptors in the hypothalamus to alter the expression of several neuropeptides that regulat...

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Main Authors: Mišo Šabovič, Alenka Mavri
Formato: Artigo
Idioma:Inglês
Publicado em: Slovenian Medical Association 2003-01-01
Colecção:Zdravniški Vestnik
Assuntos:
leptin
body weight
obesity
atherosclerosis
treatment
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