Leptin, a multifunctional hormone that regulates energy balance.

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  • Vicente Barrios

Keywords:

leptin, hormone, energy balance

Abstract

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