Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman

Jeffrey Friedman is a molecular geneticist whose group, in 1994, reported the long-sought identity and function of leptin (Zhang et al., 1994), a key fat-derived hormone that regulates feeding behaviour and body weight. This represented a massive step forward in our understanding of obesity, which i...

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Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Limited 2012
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A Model for Life
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22915017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.010629
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spelling pubmed-34244522012-09-01 Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman Dis Model Mech A Model for Life Jeffrey Friedman is a molecular geneticist whose group, in 1994, reported the long-sought identity and function of leptin (Zhang et al., 1994), a key fat-derived hormone that regulates feeding behaviour and body weight. This represented a massive step forward in our understanding of obesity, which is now one of the world’s fastest-growing health problems. Here, he recalls his journey of discovery and offers his perspective on the future of obesity research. The Company of Biologists Limited 2012-09 /pmc/articles/PMC3424452/ /pubmed/22915017 http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.010629 Text en © 2012. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial Share Alike License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0), which permits unrestricted non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium provided that the original work is properly cited and all further distributions of the work or adaptation are subject to the same Creative Commons License terms.
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Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman
title Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman
title_full Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman
title_fullStr Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman
title_full_unstemmed Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman
title_short Leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with Jeffrey Friedman
title_sort leading the charge in leptin research: an interview with jeffrey friedman
topic A Model for Life
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3424452/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22915017
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/dmm.010629

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