title: [Leptin].
abstract: Leptin is a hormone secreted by adipocytes, stomach and placenta. Age, sex, puberty onset and food intake are the most important physiological factors that determines leptin concentration. It has been shown that leptin secretion is regulated by other hormones such as insulin, glucocorticoids and sex steroids. Leptin has an important role in hungry and satiety regulation as well as in normal sexual maturation. There have been some studies in obese subjects showing promising results with leptin administration.
authors.affiliation: esabath@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Ernesto Fco
authors.initials: EF
authors.lastname: Sabath Silva
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000502:physiology; D000311:Adrenal Glands / Q000502:physiology; D000818:Animals; D001341:Autonomic Nervous System / Q000502:physiology; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D006728:Hormones / Q000502:physiology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000378:metabolism; D007668:Kidney / Q000502:physiology; D020738:Leptin / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000502:physiology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D051379:Mice; D009765:Obesity / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000378:metabolism; D051381:Rats; D011994:Recombinant Proteins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012528:Satiety Response / Q000502:physiology; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D012739:Gonadal Steroid Hormones; D006728:Hormones; D020738:Leptin; D011994:Recombinant Proteins
vernacular_title: Leptina.