1) Satiety hormone
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Leptin (from Greek λεπτός leptos, `thin`), the `satiety hormone`, is a hormone made by fat cells which regulates the amount of fat stored in the body. It does this by adjusting both the sensation of hunger, and adjusting energy expenditures. Hunger is inhibited (satiety) when the amount of fat stored reaches a certain level. Leptin is th...
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(from the article `nutritional disease`) ...1990s research with genetically obese laboratory animals led to the discovery of the ob gene in mice and humans. Under the direction of this gene, ...
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<protein> Product (16 kD) of the ob (obesity) locus. Found in plasma of mouse and man: reduces food uptake and increases energy expenditure. ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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A hormone involved in the regulation of hunger. Leptin acts on the hypothalamus in the brain, inhibiting appetite by counteracting the effects of other hormones.
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A hormone that has a central role in fat metabolism. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose weight but it may, instead, be a signal to the brain that there is fat on the body.
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Product (16 kD) of the ob (obesity) locus. Found in plasma of mouse and man: reduces food uptake and increases energy expenditure.
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A protein secreted by human fat cells that informs the brain about the body's level of fat stores.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: lep′tin Definitions: 1. A helical protein secreted by adipose tissue and acting on a receptor site in the ventromedial nucleus of the hypothalamus to curb appetite and increase energy expenditure as body fat stores increase. Leptin levels are 40% higher in women, and show a further 50% rise just before menarche, late...
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Leptin: A hormone that has a central role in fat metabolism. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose weight but it may, instead, be a signal to the brain that there is fat on the body. Hugely obese children have been found who have an inability to lose weight due to a genetic inability to produce leptin. Injections of leptin have had d...
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A hormone that has a central role in fat metabolism. Leptin was originally thought to be a signal to lose weight but it may, instead, be a signal to the brain that there is fat on the body.
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Leptin is a hormone secreted by fat cells, and switches off feelings of hunger. A deficiency of
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A hormone secreted by fat cells.
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