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Leptin

Leptin’s ability to reduce food intake occurs within the brain by decreasing NPY (a potent stimulant of food intake) and by increasing α–melanocyte-stimulating hormone (α−MSH), an inhibitor of food intake.132 Peripherally, leptin acts synergistically with CCK to reduce meal size.

Ref:
BOOK CHAPTER Gut Sensory Transduction Diego V. Bohórquez and Rodger A. Liddle Sleisenger and Fordtran's Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease, 4, 34-51.e4

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Added on Feb 7, 2022 by Barbara Van De Keer
Edited on Oct 2, 2022 by Barbara Van De Keer

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