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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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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 |