Discovery of the Elusive Leptin in Birds: Identification of Several ‘Missing Links’ in the Evolution of Leptin and Its Receptor

Leptin is a pleiotropic protein best known for regulation of appetite and fat storage in mammals. While many leptin orthologs have been identified among vertebrates, an authentic leptin in birds has remained elusive and controversial. Here we identify leptin sequence from the Peregrine falcon, Falco...

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Autores principales: Prokop, Jeremy W., Schmidt, Cameron, Gasper, Donald, Duff, Robert J., Milsted, Amy, Ohkubo, Takeshi, Ball, Hope C., Shawkey, Matthew D., Mays, Herman L., Cogburn, Larry A., Londraville, Richard L.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3963946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24663438
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092751

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3963946/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24663438
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0092751

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