The Importance of Leptin in Animal Science

The Importance of Leptin in Animal Science

There are two different neurons that control the energetic homeostasis in animals: appetite-stimulating and appetite-suppressing neurons. Leptin is a peptide hormone (also known as “satiety hormone”), released by adipose cells, being an anorexigenic compound which inhibit the hunger. Leptin function...

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Main Authors: Mirela Ahmadi, Nicolae Păcală, Ioan Bencsik, Dorel Dronca, Lavinia Ștef, Ileana Nichita, Mihaela Scurtu, Cornelia Milovanov
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Agroprint Timisoara 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies
Subjects:
animals
leptin
energy homeostasis
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