title: A sympathetic view on fat by leptin.
abstract: Zeng et al. reveal that the lipolytic effect of the hormone leptin is mediated by sympathetic nerve fibers that directly "envelope" white adipocytes. Local activation of the sympathetic input to the fat opens new venues to circumvent central leptin resistance in obesity.
authors.affiliation: Program in Integrative Cell Signalling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA.
authors.forename: Luis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Varela
authors.affiliation: Program in Integrative Cell Signalling and Neurobiology of Metabolism, Section of Comparative Medicine, Yale University School of Medicine, New Haven, CT 06520, USA. Electronic address: tamas.horvath@yale.edu.
authors.forename: Tamas L
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: Horvath
mesh_terms: D052436:Adipose Tissue, White / Q000378:metabolism*; D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000378:metabolism*; D008066:Lipolysis
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin