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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Amaltea Medical Publishing House
2019-12-01
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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 |