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Serum IGF1 and linear growth in children with congenital leptin deficiency before and after leptin substitution
BACKGROUND: Evidence from in vitro and rodent studies suggests that leptin, a key signal of long-term energy reserves, promotes IGF1 synthesis and linear growth. This effect of leptin has not been fully investigated in humans. The aim of our study was to investigate the effect of leptin substitution...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group UK
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8236407/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34002033 http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-00809-2 |