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Skeletal phenotype of the leptin receptor-deficient db/db mouse.
Journal of bone and mineral research : the official journal of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research - 1 Aug 2011
Williams Garry A, Callon Karen E, Watson Maureen, Costa Jessica L, Ding Yaoyao, Dickinson Michelle, Wang Yu, Naot Dorit, Reid Ian R, Cornish Jillian
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Leptin, a major hormonal product of the adipocyte, regulates appetite and reproductive function through its hypothalamic receptors. The leptin receptor is present in osteoblasts and chondrocytes, and previously we have shown leptin to be an anabolic bone factor in vitro, stimulating osteoblast proliferation and inhibiting osteoclastogenesis. Leptin increases bone mass and reduces bone fragility when administered...
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