Study further expands understanding of leptin's role in brain neurocircuitry
Tuesday, June 2, 2009 - 11:49
in Biology & Nature
BOSTON -- In investigating the complex neurocircuitry behind weight gain and glucose control, scientists have known that the hormone leptin plays a key role in the process. But within the myriad twists and turns of the brain's intricate landscape, the exact pathways that the hormone travels to exert its influence have remained a mystery.
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