HYPERLEPTINEMIA AND CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM

Leptin is the satiety hormone, synthesized in the adipose tissue that reduces food intake, being involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. Hyperleptinemia correlates with obesity and represents a risk factor in the pathology of the cardiovascular system. Increased concentrations of leptin have bee...

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Main Authors: Daniela Miricescu, Alexandra Totan, Constantin Ștefani, Ana Maria Alexandra Stănescu, Maria Greabu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Amaltea Medical Publishing House 2019-12-01
Series:Romanian Medical Journal
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Online Access:https://revistemedicale.amaltea.ro/Romanian_MEDICAL_Journal/Revista_MEDICALA_ROMANA-2019-Nr.4/RMJ_2019_4_Art-04.pdf