Leptin molecule. Computer model of a molecule of leptin,a protein produced by white fat cells in adipose tissue. Leptin controls the amount of white adipose tissue that is laid down in the body,and acts on the brain as a signal to regulate appetite. Mutations in the ob gene that codes for leptin are thought to be responsible for some forms of obesity | |
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