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Receptors, Leptin

"Receptors, Leptin" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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Cell surface receptors for obesity factor (LEPTIN), a hormone secreted by the WHITE ADIPOCYTES. Upon leptin-receptor interaction, the signal is mediated through the JAK2/STAT3 pathway to regulate food intake, energy balance and fat storage.


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This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Receptors, Leptin" by people in this website by year, and whether "Receptors, Leptin" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
Bar chart showing 6 publications over 3 distinct years, with a maximum of 3 publications in 2014
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