Leptin : a pleitropic factor in physiology / Fayez A Almabhouh ... [et al.]
Leptin, a 16 kDa protein and a product of the ob/ob gene, has a tertiary structure similar to that of a cytokine. It is primarily secreted by white adipose tissue and its levels in the blood correlate positively with percentage body fat. Leptin was first identified in 1994 as a major factor that reg...
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Main Authors: | Almabhouh, Fayez A (Author), Ahmad Muhammad, Faizatul Isyraqiah (Author), Ibrahim, Hisham (Author), Singh, Harbindarjeet (Author) |
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Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor,
2019-12.
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