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Leptin Is A Protein Whose Thesis

While the results of clinical trials have produced mixed results, there is however room for additional work in assessing the role of leptin, especially that which is administered from without the body. A continued process of discovery associated with leptin is crucial. Its effects on several obesity-related diseases need to be understood in the interest of the public health. References

Bagchi, D., & Preuss, H.G. (2007). Obesity: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Castracane, V.D., & Henson, M.C. (2006). Leptin. New York: Springer.

Friedman, J. (2009). Leptin's Legacy. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bulletin, 16(1).

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Bagchi, D., & Preuss, H.G. (2007). Obesity: epidemiology, pathophysiology, and prevention. Boca Raton: CRC Press.

Castracane, V.D., & Henson, M.C. (2006). Leptin. New York: Springer.

Friedman, J. (2009). Leptin's Legacy. Howard Hughes Medical Institute Bulletin, 16(1).

Friedman, J.M. (2002). The function of leptin in nutrition, weight, and physiology. Nutr Rev, 60(10 Pt 2), S1-14; discussion S68-84, 85-17.
Unknown. (2003). Low-Dose Leptin and the Formerly-Obese [Electronic Version]. ClinicalTrials. Retrieved 2009 from http://clinicaltrials.gov/show/NCT00073242.
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