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Leptin in Anorexia and Cachexia Syndrome

Leptin is a product of the obese (OB) gene secreted by adipocytes in proportion to fat mass. It decreases food intake and increases energy expenditure by affecting the balance between orexigenic and anorexigenic hypothalamic pathways. Low leptin levels are responsible for the compensatory increase i...

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Autori principali: Engineer, Diana R., Garcia, Jose M.
Natura: Artigo
Lingua:Inglês
Pubblicazione: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Accesso online:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303568/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22518191
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287457
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