Sex Steroid Hormones Regulate Leptin Transcript Accumulation and Protein Secretion in 3T3-L1 Cells

Abstract Leptin is an adipokine produced by fat cells that regulates food consumption and metabolic activity. Sexual dimorphism in leptin and fat stores have been observed in humans and rodents with females having more leptin and greater levels of subcutaneous fat than males. One potential mechanism...

Description complète

Enregistré dans:
Détails bibliographiques
Auteurs principaux: Mónica Z. Jenks, Heather E. Fairfield, Erik C. Johnson, Ron F. Morrison, Gloria K. Muday
Format: article
Langue:EN
Publié: Nature Portfolio 2017
Sujets:
R
Q
Accès en ligne:https://doaj.org/article/40dab0825a6546af88b8ad5729a9a986
Tags: Ajouter un tag
Pas de tags, Soyez le premier à ajouter un tag!