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Definition of Leptin

1. a hormone released by fat cells [n -S]

Medical Definition of Leptin

1. Product (16 kD) of the ob (obesity) locus. Found in plasma of mouse and man: reduces food uptake and increases energy expenditure. This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Leptin

Literary usage of Leptin

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Novel Systems for the Study of Human Disease: From Basic Research to by OECD Staff, (Paris) Organisation for Economic Co-ope, SourceOECD (Online service) (1998)
"Recently, cells that express leptin receptor in the hypothalamus have ... Further studies are needed to establish the precise neuronal effects of leptin. ..."

2. Ending the War Metaphor: The Changing Agenda for Unraveling the Host-Microbe by Forum on Microbial Threats, Institute of Medicine (U.S.) (2006)
"Several years ago, investigators found that the stomach produces leptin (Sobhani et al., 2002). leptin is a hormone, first described in adipose tissue, ..."

3. Nutrient Composition of Rations for Short-term, High-intensity Combat Operations by Fnb, Institute of Medicine (U. S.), High-stress Situations, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, National Academy of Sciences (2005)
"One is based on evidence that insulin is an independent determinant of the circulating leptin concentration (Mantzoros et al., 1998). ..."

4. Genes, Behavior, and the Social Environment: Moving Beyond the Nature by Lyla M. Hernandez, Dan G. Blazer (2006)
"leptin has long-term effects on the regulation of body ... Marked sex differences can be seen in levels of leptin, which in men (but not women) are ..."

5. Influence of Pregnancy Weight on Maternal and Child Health: Workshop Report by Food and Nutrition Board, National Research Council (U.S.), Institute of Medicine (U.S.), Youth Board on Children, and Families (2007)
"Although maternal total energy intake undoubtedly influences maternal fat gain, other biological regulators, such as genetics, insulin, and leptin, ..."

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