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Expression of the long and short leptin receptor isoforms in peripheral blood mononuclear cells: implications for leptin's actions.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 2000
Tsiotra P C, Pappa V, Raptis S A, Tsigos C
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Leptin, the adipocyte-derived hormone, is secreted into the blood and regulates body weight via its receptors in the hypothalamus. Leptin receptors are also present in many peripheral tissues implicating leptin in the regulation of other body functions, including reproduction, liver and enteric metabolism, hematopoiesis, and immunity. Four splice variants of the leptin receptor have been identified in humans: the...
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