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...

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Main Authors: Mónica Z. Jenks, Heather E. Fairfield, Erik C. Johnson, Ron F. Morrison, Gloria K. Muday
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Nature Portfolio 2017
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/40dab0825a6546af88b8ad5729a9a986
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