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Leptin measurement

Known as: Leptin 
The determination of the amount of leptin hormone present in a sample.
National Institutes of Health

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Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Serum concentrations of leptin, adiponectin and resistin, and their relationship with cardiovascular disease in patients with end‐stage renal disease
Background and Objective  High levels of some adipocytokines have been reported in patients with chronic renal failure, but… 
Highly Cited
2005
Highly Cited
2005
Hypothalamic Control of Bone Formation: Distinct Actions of Leptin and Y2 Receptor Pathways
Leptin and Y2 receptors on hypothalamic NPY neurons mediate leptin effects on energy homeostasis; however, their interaction in… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Ghrelin concentrations in healthy children and adolescents
objective  In addition to its regulation by GH releasing hormone (GHRH) and somatostatin, release of GH from the pituitary is… 
Highly Cited
2003
Highly Cited
2003
Leptin distribution and metabolism in the pregnant rat: transplacental leptin passage increases in late gestation but is reduced by excess glucocorticoids.
Leptin is essential for the establishment of pregnancy and appears to promote fetal growth, but the mechanisms regulating fetal… 
Highly Cited
2002
Highly Cited
2002
Serum leptin concentration is increased in patients with Behçet's syndrome and is correlated with disease activity
Summary Background Behçet's syndrome is a systemic, relapsing immuno‐inflammatory disease with a generalized vasculitis of the… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Leptin opposes insulin's effects on fatty acid partitioning in muscles isolated from obese ob/obmice.
Because muscle triacylglycerol (TAG) accumulation might contribute to insulin resistance in leptin-deficient ob/obmice, we… 
Highly Cited
1999
Highly Cited
1999
Serum leptin changes in epileptic patients who gain weight after therapy with valproic acid
Article abstract Weight gain has been recognized as an adverse effect of valproic acid therapy, but there are are no data about… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Leptin is not necessary for gestation and parturition but regulates maternal nutrition via a leptin resistance state.
Leptin levels are significantly elevated in pregnant mice, rats and humans suggesting a critical role for leptin during gestation… 
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Concentrations of leptin in the serum of pregnant, lactating, and cycling rats and of leptin messenger ribonucleic acid in rat placental tissue.
Highly Cited
1998
Highly Cited
1998
Is there a role for the ob gene product leptin in essential hypertension?
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