Leptin in Anorexia and Cachexia Syndrome

Leptin is a product of the obese (OB) gene secreted by adipocytes in proportion to fat mass. It decreases food intake and increases energy expenditure by affecting the balance between orexigenic and anorexigenic hypothalamic pathways. Low leptin levels are responsible for the compensatory increase i...

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Autores principales: Engineer, Diana R., Garcia, Jose M.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
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Review Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22518191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287457

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3303568/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22518191
http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/287457

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