Leptin receptor-expressing neuron Sh2b1 supports sympathetic nervous system and protects against obesity and metabolic disease
Leptin regulates the sympathetic nervous system, energy expenditure and body weight through incompletely understood mechanisms. Here the authors report that Sh2b1 in leptin receptor positive neurons mediates the ability of leptin to stimulate sympathetic nerve activity in brown adipose tissue, body...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-03-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-15328-3 |