Leptin Regulation of Neuroendocrine Systems

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology - Tập 21 Số 3 - Trang 263-307 - 2000
Rexford S. Ahima1, Clifford B. Saper2, Jeffrey S. Flier3, Joel K. Elmquist3,2
1Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
2Department of Neurology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Program in Neuroscience, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts, 02215
3Department of Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Massachusetts 02215

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