Leptin alters the structural and functional characteristics of adipose tissue before birth
Open Access
- 8 April 2003
- journal article
- fj express-summary
- Published by Wiley in The FASEB Journal
- Vol. 17 (9) , 1102-1104
- https://doi.org/10.1096/fj.02-0756fje
Abstract
This study aimed to determine for the first time whether leptin can act to alter the structural and functional characteristics of adipose tissue before birth. Leptin (0.48 mg/kg/day) or saline was in...Keywords
Funding Information
- National Health and Medical Research Council
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