Leptin in obesity

Leptin in obesity

An editorial discusses the obese gene in rodents, which encodes a protein called leptin. Leptin is thought to be a bloodborne signal from the adipose tissue that informs the brain about the size of the fat mass in the body. The relation of obesity and leptin is examined.

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Veröffentlicht in:BMJ 1996-10, Vol.313 (7063), p.953-954
Hauptverfasser: Sorensen, Thorkild Ia, Echwald, Soren M, Holm, Jens-Christian
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Editorials
Genes
Humans
Leptin
Mutation
Obesity
Obesity - genetics
Obesity - metabolism
Proteins
Proteins - pharmacology
Rodents
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Zusammenfassung:An editorial discusses the obese gene in rodents, which encodes a protein called leptin. Leptin is thought to be a bloodborne signal from the adipose tissue that informs the brain about the size of the fat mass in the body. The relation of obesity and leptin is examined.
ISSN:0959-8138
0959-8146
1468-5833
DOI:10.1136/bmj.313.7063.953