Hiroaki Masuzaki

A Transgenic Model of Visceral Obesity and the Metabolic Syndrome

Hiroaki Masuzaki, J. Paterson, Hiroshi Shinyama et al. · Science · 2001 · 1.8K citations

Medicine, Biochemistry, Endocrinology +17

Nonadipose tissue production of leptin: Leptin as a novel placenta-derived hormone in humans

Hiroaki Masuzaki, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Norimasa Sagawa et al. · Nature Medicine · 1997 · 1.3K citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +14

Novel Adipose Tissue–Mediated Resistance to Diet-Induced Visceral Obesity in 11β-Hydroxysteroid Dehydrogenase Type 1–Deficient Mice

Nicholas M. Morton, Janice M. Paterson, Hiroaki Masuzaki et al. · Diabetes · 2004 · 504 citations · Full text

Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Pathophysiological role of leptin in obesity-related hypertension

Megumi Aizawa‐Abe, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Hiroaki Masuzaki et al. · Journal of Clinical Investigation · 2000 · 479 citations · Full text

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Physiology +13

Changes in Intra-Abdominal Visceral Fat and Serum Leptin Levels in Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome Following Nasal Continuous Positive Airway Pressure Therapy

Kazuo Chin, Kouichi Shimizu, Takaya Nakamura et al. · Circulation · 1999 · 450 citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Internal Medicine +17