Leptin Inhibits Osteoclast Generation
Open Access
- 1 February 2002
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Journal of Bone and Mineral Research
- Vol. 17 (2) , 200-209
- https://doi.org/10.1359/jbmr.2002.17.2.200
Abstract
Originally, leptin was described as a product of adipocytes that acts on the hypothalamus to regulate appetite. However, subsequently, it has been shown that leptin receptors are distributed widely a...Keywords
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