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Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Peptide Hormones > Adipokines > Leptin
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Physiological Effects of Drugs > Hormones, Hormone Substitutes, and Hormone Antagonists > Hormones > Peptide Hormones > Adipokines > Leptin
Biological Factors > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Adipokines > Leptin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Peptides > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Adipokines > Leptin
Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins > Adipokines > Leptin

Preferred term

Leptin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • A 16-kDa peptide hormone secreted from WHITE ADIPOCYTES. Leptin serves as a feedback signal from fat cells to the CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM in regulation of food intake, energy balance, and fat storage.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Obese Gene Product
  • Obese Protein
  • Ob Gene Product
  • Ob Protein

Allowable Qualifier(s)

In other languages

  • Leptine

    French

  • Produit du gène Ob
  • Produit du gène Obese
  • Protéine Ob
  • Protéine Obese

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http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-KR6G8W42-R

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