| leptin |
A protein produced in the body that is related to the onset of puberty.
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| leptin |
A peptide hormone that is produced by fat cells. It plays a role in body weight regulation by acting on the hypothalamus to suppress appetite and burn fat stored in adipose tissue.
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| leptinemia |
hyperleptinemia.
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| leptin |
A hormone produced by fat cells that indicates the degree of hunger to the brain in order to control the storage of body fat. Leptin was discovered in 1984.
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| leptin |
discovered by Jeffrey Friedman and colleagues in 1994. Fat tissue secretes it into the bloodstream where it travels to the brain and acts on specific neurons in the hypothalamus.
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