Leptin : a pleitropic factor in physiology / Fayez A Almabhouh … [et al.]

• Main Authors: Almabhouh, Fayez A, Ahmad Muhammad, Faizatul Isyraqiah, Ibrahim, Hisham, Singh, Harbindarjeet
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Universiti Teknologi MARA Cawangan Selangor 2019
• Subjects: Animal biochemistry; Organic substances
• Online Access: http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30060/1/AJ_FAYEZ%20A%20ALMABHOUH%20JCHS%20B%2019.pdf; http://ir.uitm.edu.my/id/eprint/30060/; https://jchs-medicine.uitm.edu.my/images/manuscript/vol4issue2/reviews/r2/2LeptinAPleitropicFactorinPhysiology.pdf
• Institution: Universiti Teknologi Mara

Leptin, a 16 kDa protein and a product of the ob/ob gene, has a tertiary structure similar to that of a cytokine. It is primarily secreted by white adipose tissue and its levels in the blood correlate positively with percentage body fat. Leptin was first identified in 1994 as a major factor that reg...