Leptin, a multifunctional hormone that regulates energy balance.

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  • Vicente Barrios Spain

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leptin, hormone, energy balance

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Leptin is a hormone synthesized mainly in the adipose tis- sue, which informs to the hypothalamus about fat depots, thus regulating energy balance. Its versatile nature is demonstrated by the modu- lation of several functions in various organs, being their actions closely related to its regulatory role of energy homeostasis.

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2013-12-20

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Barrios, V. (2013). Leptin, a multifunctional hormone that regulates energy balance. Encuentros En La Biología, 6(146), 133–136. Retrieved from https://www.revistas.uma.es/index.php/enbio/article/view/18220

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