The identification of a receptor in the brain of mice that binds the fat-regulating hormone leptin is a further step towards understanding — and perhaps treating — obesity.
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Scott, J. New chapter for the fat controller. Nature 379, 113–114 (1996). https://doi.org/10.1038/379113a0
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