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Cardiovascular and sympathetic effects of disrupting tyrosine 985 of the leptin receptor.
Hypertension (Dallas, Tex. : 1979) - 1 Mar 2011
Harlan Shannon M, Morgan Donald A, Dellsperger David J, Myers Martin G, Mark Allyn L, Rahmouni Kamal
Abstract excerpt
Leptin acts in the brain to regulate food intake and energy expenditure. Leptin also increases renal sympathetic nerve activity and arterial pressure. The divergent signaling capacities of the leptin receptor (ObRb) mediate the stimulation of various intracellular pathways that are important for leptin control of physiological processes. We evaluated the cardiovascular and sympathetic consequences of disrupting...
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