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Leptin Promotes Wound Healing in the Oral Mucosa

INTRODUCTION: Leptin, a 16 kDa circulating anti-obesity hormone, exhibits many physiological properties. Recently, leptin was isolated from saliva; however, its function in the oral cavity is still unclear. In this study, we investigated the physiological role of leptin in the oral cavity by focusin...

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Autores principales: Umeki, Hirochika, Tokuyama, Reiko, Ide, Shinji, Okubo, Mitsuru, Tadokoro, Susumu, Tezuka, Mitsuki, Tatehara, Seiko, Satomura, Kazuhito
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4102470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25033454
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101984