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The role of leptin in innate and adaptive immune responses

Leptin is produced primarily by adipocytes and functions in a feedback loop regulating body weight. Leptin deficiency results in severe obesity and a variety of endocrine abnormalities in animals and humans. Several studies indicated that leptin plays an important role in immune responses. It exerts...

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Autores principales: Bernotiene, Eiva, Palmer, Gaby, Gabay, Cem
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2006
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1779438/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16879738
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/ar2004