Leptin receptor modulation of adiposity and fertility.

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The leptin receptor was discovered as a leptin binding protein, which is highly expressed in the choroid plexus. Mapping of the gene's chromosomal locations in rodents revealed that mutations in Lepr were the basis of obesity/diabetes mutations in rodents and humans. Genetic manipulations that target Lepr expression in specific neurons or hypothalamic areas have generated insights into the modes by which body...

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