Recent Progress in Avian Leptin Research

Because the evidence on existence of the genuine avian leptin gene has been revealed in several birds, debate about the existence of avian leptin will finally stop. Over the past 15 years, many researchers struggled to find avian leptin as well as to determine physiological roles of leptin in birds...

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Main Author: Takeshi Ohkubo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2014-10-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/51/4/51_0130236/_pdf/-char/en