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Leptin Directly Activates SF1 Neurons in the VMH, and This Action by Leptin Is Required for Normal Body-Weight Homeostasis

Harveen Dhillon, Jeffrey M. Zigman, Chianping Ye, Charlotte E. Lee, Robert A. McGovern, Vinsee Tang, Christopher D. Kenny, Lauryn M. Christiansen, Ryan D. White, Elisabeth A. Edelstein,

Neuron · 2006 · 791 citations · 41 references

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Leptin levels in human and rodent: Measurement of plasma leptin and ob RNA in obese and weight-reduced subjects

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Identification and expression cloning of a leptin receptor, OB-R

Louis A. Tartaglia, Marlene Dembski, Xun Weng et al. · Cell · 1995 · 3.5K citations · Full text

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Abnormal splicing of the leptin receptor in diabetic mice

Gwo‐Hwa Lee, R Proenca, Jason Montez et al. · Nature · 1996 · 2.4K citations

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Leptin activates anorexigenic POMC neurons through a neural network in the arcuate nucleus

Michael A. Cowley, James L. Smart, Marcelo Rubinstein et al. · Nature · 2001 · 2.3K citations · Full text

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