Leptin, a molecular link between nutritional status, brain and inflammation
Leptin is an adipocyte-derived cytokine originally identified as an anti-obesity hormone but is implicated in other functions including immunity. The work described in this thesis addressed leptin’s role as a neuroimmune mediator during systemic inflammation and the physiological significance of thi...
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McGill University
2009
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| Online Access: | http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=40741 |