title: [Role of leptin during childhood growth and development].
abstract: Leptin, the peptide hormone product of the ob gene, regulates food intake and energy expenditure at the hypothalamic level. Leptin is a trigger for puberty onset in rodents, as a metabolism signals to link reproductive function to the nutritional status, and has a similar effect in childhood growth and development.
authors.affiliation: School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
authors.forename: Ying
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Changhao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Sun
mesh_terms: D001835:Body Weight; D002648:Child; D002657:Child Development; D006801:Humans; D007031:Hypothalamus / Q000378:metabolism; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology*; D011627:Puberty; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology*; D012737:Sex Factors
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin