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leptin

Known as: Obese Gene Product, Obesity Factor, Obese Protein 
A 16-kDa peptide hormone secreted from WHITE ADIPOCYTES. Leptin serves as a feedback signal from fat cells to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM in… 
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
This study investigated the involvement of neutrophil infiltration, disturbances in nitric oxide (NO) generation and oxidative… 
Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Morgan DA, Thedens DR, Weiss R, Rahmouni K. Mechanisms mediating renal sympathetic activation to leptin in obesity. Am J Physiol… 
2007
2007
Hales and Barker (1) caused a paradigm shift in our thinking about diabetes prevention when they demonstrated that low birth… 
Review
2002
Review
2002
Leptin is a circulating protein produced by adipocytes that has been implicated in control of body weight through appetite… 
Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
The mechanism by which the specific beta3-adrenoceptor agonist AJ-9677 relieves insulin resistance in vivo was investigated by… 
1998
1998
unteers to pharmacologic doses of dexamethasone. These studies used high total doses of dexamethasone (1–15 mg) over periods of 1… 
Review
1996
Review
1996
G. S. Hotamisligil, A. Budavari, D. L. Murray, B. M. Spiegelman, ibid. 94,1543 (1994). 8. M. F. White and C. R. Kahn, J. Biol… 
1984
1984
Mean fat cell diameter and lipolytic activities of adipose tissue were determined in five ex-obese runners (EOR) who had… 
1983
1983
The behavioral and histological consequences of the administration of a single injection of monosodium glutamate (MSG) to…