Leptin resistance in obesity: An epigenetic landscape

Life Sciences

Volumn 140, Issue , 2015, Pages 57-63

  Crujeiras, Ana B ^a,b   Carreira, Marcos C ^a,b   Cabia, Begoña ^a,b   Andrade, Sara ^a,b   Amil, Maria ^a,b   Casanueva, Felipe F ^a,b  

^a Santiago University Clinical Hospital   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Appetite; DNA methylation; Leptin; Obesity pharmacotherapy

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOCYTE; APPETITE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; EPIGENETICS; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; WEIGHT REDUCTION; GENETIC EPIGENESIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

EPIGENESIS, GENETIC; HUMANS; LEPTIN; OBESITY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84944512855     PISSN: 00243205     EISSN: 18790631     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.lfs.2015.05.003     Document Type: Review

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