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Sex Steroid Hormones Regulate Leptin Transcript Accumulation and Protein Secretion in 3T3-L1 Cells

Leptin is an adipokine produced by fat cells that regulates food consumption and metabolic activity. Sexual dimorphism in leptin and fat stores have been observed in humans and rodents with females having more leptin and greater levels of subcutaneous fat than males. One potential mechanism leading...

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Autores principales: Jenks, Mónica Z., Fairfield, Heather E., Johnson, Erik C., Morrison, Ron F., Muday, Gloria K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5558017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28811502
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-07473-5