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No effect of Trp64Arg beta3-adrenoceptor polymorphism on the plasma leptin concentration in Pima Indians.
Metabolism: clinical and experimental - 1 Dec 1998
Snitker S, Nicolson M, Shuldiner A R, Silver K, Ravussin E
Abstract excerpt
In rodents, administration of leptin promotes beta3-adrenergic stimulation of thermogenesis in brown adipose tissue. Conversely, administration of a beta3-adrenoceptor (beta3-AR) agonist decreases leptin mRNA expression and secretion, suggesting that leptin and sympathetic nervous system activity mediated through the beta3-AR comprise a negative-feedback loop. It has recently been proposed that a defect in the...
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