Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans
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Year: 1996
Type: article
Abstract: Leptin, the product of the ob gene, is a hormone secreted by adipocytes. Animals with mutations in the ob gene are obese and lose weight when given leptin, but little is known about the physiologic ac... more
Source: New England Journal of Medicine
Authors Robert V. Considine, Madhur K. Sinha, Mark L. Heiman, Aidas Kriauciunas, Thomas W. Stephens +6 more
Institutions Eli Lilly (United States), Cancer Research And Biostatistics, Thomas Jefferson University
Cites: 20
Cited by: 6,283
Related to: 10
FWCI: 85.75
Citation percentile (by year/subfield): 99.92
Subfield: Endocrine and Autonomic Systems
Field: Neuroscience
Domain: Life Sciences
Sustainable Development Goal Zero hunger
Open Access status: bronze