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Enhancing leptin response by preventing SH2-containing phosphatase 2 interaction with Ob receptor.
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America - 26 May 1998
Carpenter L R, Farruggella T J, Symes A, Karow M L, Yancopoulos G D, Stahl N
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Leptin is an adipocyte-derived cytokine that regulates food intake and body weight via interaction with its Ob receptor (ObR). Serum leptin levels are chronically elevated in obese humans, suggesting that obesity may be associated with leptin resistance and the inability to generate an adequate O...
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