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leptin
Known as:
Obese Gene Product
, Obesity Factor
, Obese Protein
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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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Related topics
Related topics
29 relations
Adipocytokine Signaling Pathway
Bioenergetics
Desire for food
Diabetes Mellitus
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Broader (2)
Adipose tissue
peptide hormone
Narrower (5)
LY396623
leptin (116-130)
metreleptin
murine leptin analog
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Gastroprotective effect of leptin in indomethacin-induced gastric injury.
T. Motawi
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Hanan M Abd Elgawad
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Nancy Nabil Shahin
Journal of Biomedical Sciences
2008
Corpus ID: 20042141
This study investigated the involvement of neutrophil infiltration, disturbances in nitric oxide (NO) generation and oxidative…
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Highly Cited
2008
Highly Cited
2008
Neural Integration of Peripheral Signals Implicated in the Control of Energy Homeostasis and Metabolism Mechanisms mediating renal sympathetic activation to leptin in obesity
D. Morgan
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D. Thedens
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R. Weiss
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K. Rahmouni
2008
Corpus ID: 1993468
Morgan DA, Thedens DR, Weiss R, Rahmouni K. Mechanisms mediating renal sympathetic activation to leptin in obesity. Am J Physiol…
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2007
2007
Fetal Programming of Type 2 Diabetes
C. Yajnik
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K. Godbole
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S. Otiv
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H. Lubree
Diabetes Care
2007
Corpus ID: 12067063
Hales and Barker (1) caused a paradigm shift in our thinking about diabetes prevention when they demonstrated that low birth…
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Review
2002
Review
2002
Leptin and Reproductive Function in Males
Joaquin Lado-Abeal1
,
Reid Norman2
Seminars in Reproductive Medicine
2002
Corpus ID: 2274257
Leptin is a circulating protein produced by adipocytes that has been implicated in control of body weight through appetite…
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Highly Cited
2001
Highly Cited
2001
Mechanism of amelioration of insulin resistance by beta3-adrenoceptor agonist AJ-9677 in the KK-Ay/Ta diabetic obese mouse model.
H. Kato
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M. Ohue
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+5 authors
T. Kadowaki
Diabetes
2001
Corpus ID: 2921734
The mechanism by which the specific beta3-adrenoceptor agonist AJ-9677 relieves insulin resistance in vivo was investigated by…
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1998
1998
The effects of glucocorticoids on leptin levels in humans may be restricted to acute pharmacologic dosing.
D. J. Torpy
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S. Bornstein
,
G. Cizza
,
G. Chrousos
Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
1998
Corpus ID: 1737510
unteers to pharmacologic doses of dexamethasone. These studies used high total doses of dexamethasone (1–15 mg) over periods of 1…
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Review
1996
Review
1996
The Age of the Waiho Loop Glacial Event
M. Mabin
,
G. Denton
,
C. Hendy
Science
1996
Corpus ID: 32937929
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…
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1984
1984
Adipose tissue characteristics of ex-obese long-distance runners.
A. Tremblay
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J. Després
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C. Bouchard
International Journal of Obesity
1984
Corpus ID: 8364170
Mean fat cell diameter and lipolytic activities of adipose tissue were determined in five ex-obese runners (EOR) who had…
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1983
1983
A behavioral assessment of arcuate nucleus damage after a single injection of monosodium glutamate.
R. Dawson
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Z. Annau
Neurobehavioral toxicology and teratology
1983
Corpus ID: 10985287
The behavioral and histological consequences of the administration of a single injection of monosodium glutamate (MSG) to…
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1970
1970
Weight loss in obese-hyperglycaemic and normal mice following transauricular hypophysectomy by a modified technique.
G. Herbai
Acta Endocrinologica
1970
Corpus ID: 34147410