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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Adipokine > Receptors, Leptin

Preferred term

Receptors, Leptin  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

Broader concept

Entry terms

  • Antigens, CD295
  • CD295 Antigens
  • LEPR Protein
  • Leptin Binding Protein
  • Leptin-Binding Protein
  • Leptin Receptor
  • Leptin Receptors
  • OB Receptor
  • Receptor, Leptin
  • Receptor, OB

Scope note

  • Cell surface receptors for obesity factor (LEPTIN), a hormone secreted by the WHITE ADIPOCYTES. Upon leptin-receptor interaction, the signal is mediated through the JAK2/STAT3 pathway to regulate food intake, energy balance and fat storage.

History note

  • 2008 (1996)

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D054411

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