Leptin and the maintenance of elevated body weight

Nature Reviews Neuroscience 19, 95 (2018). doi:10.1038/nrn.2017.168 Authors: Warren W. Pan & Martin G. Myers Obesity represents the single most important risk factor for early disability and death in developed societies, and the incidence of obesity remains at staggering levels. CNS systems that modulate energy intake and expenditure in response to changes in body energy stores serve to maintain constant
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