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- Leptin (from Gr**** λεπτός leptos, "thin" or "light" or "small") is a protein hormone predominantly made by adipocytes (cells of adipose tissue). Its primary...
- Leptin receptor, also known as LEP-R or OB-R, is a type I cytokine receptor, a protein that in humans is encoded by the LEPR gene. LEP-R functions as a...
- recognized as a major endocrine organ, as it produces hormones such as leptin, estrogen, resistin, and cytokines (especially TNFα). In obesity, adipose...
- Maria Leptin (born 1954) is a German developmental biologist and immunologist, and the current President of the European Research Council. She was the...
- Teleost leptins are a family of peptide hormones found in fish (teleostei) that are orthologs of the mammalian hormone leptin. The teleost and mammalian...
- disease Hypotonia-cystinuria syndrome Kleine–Levin syndrome Leptin deficiency or dysfunction Leptin receptor deficiency Luscan-lumish syndrome Macrosomia adiposa...
- and leptin are released from the stomach and adipose cells, respectively, into the blood stream. Ghrelin stimulates feelings of hunger, whereas leptin stimulates...
- the brand name Myalept among others, is a synthetic analog of the hormone leptin used to treat various forms of dyslipidemia. It has been approved in ****an...
- to the discovery of leptin, she analyzed leptin concentrations of the mice in the parabiotic experiments. After injecting leptin into each pair's obese...
- leptin has been observed as a growth factor in breast tissue. Increased leptin levels have been observed in some cases of PT. The increase in leptin levels...