This book presents topical research in the study of leptin, including the interaction of leptin with stress system components; the effects of serum leptin levels of some drugs; leptin as a novel therapeutic reagent in the fight against neurodegenerative diseases; the role of leptin in the activation of the immune system; gender difference in leptin production and leptin senstitivity and neonatal leptin surge.
| ISBN: | 9781611228915 |
| Publication date: | 19th January 2012 |
| Author: | Rose M Hemling, Arthur T Belkin |
| Publisher: | Nova Science Publishers an imprint of Nova Science Publishers Inc |
| Format: | Hardback |
| Pagination: | 299 pages |
| Series: | Cell Biology Research Progress |
| Genres: |
Cellular biology (cytology) |