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Leptin participates in the regulation of glucocorticoid and growth hormone axes
1998-10-01
Abstract excerpt
An adipocyte factor transducing the quantity of adipose to a hormonal message that targets the hypothalamus has been postulated for many years. Recently, a gene that encodes such a protein (named leptin) was identified. These findings indicate that adipose tissue performs important biological functions beyond storage of fat. In fact, data indicate that adipose tissue functions very much like other endocrine tissue...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 1b77c6b3-603a-51b0-a0a9-b2ca86414d4e
- DOI
- 10.1016/s0955-2863(98)00050-3