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Leptin and Hypertension in Obesity
Leptin, a peptide discovered more than 10 years ago, decreases food intake and increases sympathetic nerve activity to both thermogenic and nonthermogenic tissue. Leptin was initially believed to be an anti-obesity hormone, owing to its metabolic effects. However, obese individuals, for unknown reas...
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| Lenguaje: | English |
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Dove Medical Press
2006
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| Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1993994/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17319461 |