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Adiposity, leptin and stress reactivity in humans

Evidence suggests that individuals who are more obese may be more responsive to stress. Stress activates the sympathetic nervous system (SNS) and the adipose-tissue cytokine leptin stimulates SNS activity in animals. We examined the relationship between adiposity, leptin and physiological responses...

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Autor principal: Brydon, Lena
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Science B.V 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3042594/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20193730
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.biopsycho.2010.02.010