Open AccessShort-term, high-fat diets lower circulating leptin concentrations in rats
Author(s) -
Deborah A Ainslie,
Joseph Proietto,
Barbara C. Fam,
Anne W. Thorburn
Publication year - 2000
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/71.2.438
Subject(s) - leptin , endocrinology , adipose tissue , medicine , fat mass , weight gain , chemistry , obesity , body weight , biology
Leptin is produced in proportion to body fat mass and can act on the brain to induce satiety and regulate adipose tissue mass; factors other than adipose tissue mass may influence circulating leptin concentrations.
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