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Acute Leptin Treatment Enhances Functional Recovery after Spinal Cord Injury

BACKGROUND: Spinal cord injury is a major cause of long-term disability and has no current clinically accepted treatment. Leptin, an adipocyte-derived hormone, is best known as a regulator of food intake and energy expenditure. Interestingly, several studies have demonstrated that leptin has signifi...

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Autores principales: Fernández-Martos, Carmen María, González, Pau, Rodriguez, Francisco Javier
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3334982/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22536415
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0035594