Leptin: A multifunctional hormone

Cell Research

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 81-92

  Huang, Lu ^a   Li, Cai ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Cytokine receptor; Diabetes; Hypothalamus; Leptin; OB R; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARRIER PROTEIN; CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DNA BINDING PROTEIN; HORMONE; JAK1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; JAK1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; JANUS KINASE 1; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PROTEIN TYROSINE KINASE; STAT1 PROTEIN; STAT1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; STAT1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; TRANSACTIVATOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE; BODY WEIGHT; CARRIER PROTEINS; DNA-BINDING PROTEINS; HORMONES; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; JANUS KINASE 1; LEPTIN; MICE; PROTEIN-TYROSINE KINASES; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT1 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; TRANS-ACTIVATORS;

EID: 0034198919     PISSN: 10010602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.cr.7290038     Document Type: Review

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