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Abstract
In experimental models of obesity high serum concentrations of leptin without subsequent inhibition of food intake indicate a resistance to the physiological effects of leptin. Similar to the animal model leptin concentrations in most of the obese patients are higher compared to normal-weight persons. The postulated leptin resistance is one major target in the search for a better understanding of obesity and the development of pharmacological tools to treat this spreading disease.Entities:
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Year: 2003 PMID: 12605342 DOI: 10.1055/s-2003-37492
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Exp Clin Endocrinol Diabetes ISSN: 0947-7349 Impact factor: 2.949