Journal
CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PHARMACOLOGY AND PHYSIOLOGY
Volume 38, Issue 12, Pages 905-913Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1440-1681.2011.05619.x
Keywords
cardiovascular disease; leptin; obesity
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- National Natural Science Foundation of China [30873069, 81000353]
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1. Leptin is a 16-kDa hormone, synthesized primarily by adipocyte, which acts as a key factor for maintenance of energy homeostasis in central and peripheral tissues. In most obese individuals, serum leptin levels are increased and correlate with the individuals body mass index.
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