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Preferred term

Receptors, Leptin  

Type

  • mesh:Descriptor

Definition

  • Cell surface receptors for obesity factor (LEPTIN), a hormone secreted by the WHITE ADIPOCYTES. Upon leptin-receptor interaction, the signal is mediated through the JAK2/STAT3 pathway to regulate food intake, energy balance and fat storage. Isoform A is expressed in fetal liver, hematopoietic tissues, and choroid plexus. Isoform B is highly expressed in hypothalamus.

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Antigens, CD295
  • CD295 Antigens
  • LEPR Protein
  • Leptin-Binding Protein
  • Leptin Receptor
  • Leptin Receptors
  • OB Receptor
  • Receptor, Leptin

In other languages

  • French

  • Antigène CD295
  • Protéine de liaison à la leptine
  • Protéine LEPR
  • Récepteur à la leptine
  • Récepteur Ob
  • Récepteurs de la leptine

URI

http://data.loterre.fr/ark:/67375/JVR-W5J4NWRX-X

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