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Leptin into the rostral ventral lateral medulla (RVLM) augments renal sympathetic nerve activity and blood pressure
Leptin is a hormone released from adipose tissue. While this hormone normally acts to reduce feeding behavior and increase energy expenditure, in obesity, resistance to these effects occurs even though the hormone is released in large amounts. Although leptin no longer works to suppress feeding in t...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2014
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4125949/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25152707 http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fnins.2014.00232 |