Concept information
Preferred term
leptin
Definition
- Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos, "thin") is a hormone predominantly made by adipose cells and enterocytes in the small intestine that helps to regulate energy balance by inhibiting hunger, which in turn diminishes fat storage in adipocytes. (Wikipedia)
Broader concept
Entry terms
- obese gene product
- obese protein
- ob gene product
- ob protein
Creator
- Patricia Fener
In other languages
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French
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produit du gène Ob
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produit du gène obese
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produit du gène obèse
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protéine Ob
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protéine obese
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protéine obèse
URI
http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/C0X-XQV08RKX-C
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