The release of leptin and its effect on hormone release from human pituitary adenomas.
BACKGROUND: Leptin is the protein product of the obese gene, known to play an important role in body energy balance. The leptin receptor exists in numerous isoforms, the long isoform being the major form involved in signal transduction. Leptin expression has recently been demonstrated in the human p...
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| Format: | Journal article |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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