Leptin and the Cardiovascular System
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Leptin and the cardiovascular system.
Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality, in part through development of hypertension. Recent observations suggest that the cardiovascular actions of leptin may help explain the link between excess fat mass and cardiovascular diseases. Leptin is an adipocyte-derived hormone that acts in the central nervous system to promote weight loss by decreasing food intak...
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عنوان ژورنال: Recent Progress in Hormone Research
سال: 2004
ISSN: 0079-9963
DOI: 10.1210/rp.59.1.225