Leptin Studies
Retinoic acid and vitamin A supplementation reduce leptin expression
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 29th, 2005
According to recent research from Spain, "Retinoic acid (RA) administration and chronic vitamin A supplementation were reported to inhibit adipose tissue leptin expression in rodents, but the impact of this effect on food intake and its relationship with changes of body adiposity was not analyzed."
"Here, we have studied the effects of RA administration at three different doses on body weight, adipose tissue mass, food intake, adipose tissue leptin expression and circulating leptin levels in NMR1 mice; the effects of chronic vitamin A supplementation with a...
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