Decreased transport of leptin across the blood–brain barrier in rats lacking the short form of the leptin receptor☆

Abnormal splicing of the leptin receptor in diabetic mice

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

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Molecular Biology +13

Leptin enters the brain by a saturable system independent of insulin

William A. Banks, Abba J. Kastin, Wei Tao Huang et al. · Peptides · 1996 · 1.2K citations

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Decreased cerebrospinal-fluid/serum leptin ratio in obesity: a possible mechanism for leptin resistance

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Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +13

Physiological response to long-term peripheral and central leptin infusion in lean and obese mice

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Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Cerebrospinal fluid leptin levels: Relationship to plasma levels and to adiposity in humans

Michael W. Schwartz, Elaine R. Peskind, Murray A. Raskind et al. · Nature Medicine · 1996 · 1K citations

Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +12