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Leptin deficiency produces contrasting phenotypes in bones of the limb and spine.
Bone - 1 Mar 2004
Hamrick M W, Pennington C, Newton D, Xie D, Isales C
Abstract excerpt
Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipocytes that can regulate bone mass through a central, neuroendocrine signaling pathway. We tested the hypothesis that the response of bone tissue to altered leptin signaling is not uniform throughout the skeleton, but may vary between different skeletal regions and between cortical and trabecular moieties. We investigated the effects of leptin deficiency on muscle mass and bone...
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