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Leptin regulates brain growth
Email: David Secko - dmsecko@interchange.ubc.ca News from The Scientist 2004, 5(1):20040402-01
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In the 10 years since the discovery of the hormone leptin and its appetite-suppressing activity in mice, the hormone has provided a good deal of insight into how a metabolic signal can affect the central nervous system. In the April 2 Science, two papers report that leptin regulates synaptic plasticity and neuronal development.
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