Leptin alters energy intake and fat mass but not energy expenditure in lean subjects
Leptin treatment is effective to reduce body weight in animal models, but patients with obesity and associated hyperleptinemia do not respond well to leptin therapy. Here the authors report a retrospective analysis of four clinical trials in normo- and mildly hypoleptinemic individuals and show that...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Nature Publishing Group
2020-10-01
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Series: | Nature Communications |
Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-18885-9 |