Chronic Oxytocin Administration as a Treatment Against Impaired Leptin Signaling or Leptin Resistance in Obesity
This review summarizes the existing literature on the effects of oxytocin administration in the treatment of obesity in different animal models and in humans, focusing on the central control of food intake, the oxytocin effects on adipose tissue, and the relationships between oxytocin and leptin. Ox...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4525065/ |