The soluble leptin receptor is crucial for leptin action: Evidence from clinical and experimental data

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 27, Issue 12, 2003, Pages 1472-1478

  Zastrow, O ^a   Seidel, B ^a   Kiess, W ^a   Thiery, J ^a   Keller, E ^a   Bottner A ^a   Kratzsch, J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Childhood; Leptin; Leptin action; Leptin resistance; Puberty; Soluble leptin receptor

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; THYMIDINE; TRITIUM;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CALCULATION; CELL PROLIFERATION; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; OBESITY; PRE B LYMPHOCYTE; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY;

ADOLESCENT; AGING; ANIMALS; B-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL DIVISION; CELLS, CULTURED; CHILD; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; MICE; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; SOLUBILITY; TRANSFECTION;

ANIMALIA; MURINAE;

EID: 0348141022     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0802432     Document Type: Article

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