Leptin
Leptin is a protein hormone with important effects in regulating body weight, metabolism and reproductive function. Recent studies with obese and non-obese humans demonstrated a strong positive correlation of serum leptin concentrations with percentage of body fat, and also that there was a higher concentration of ob mRNA in fat from obese compared to thin subjects. It appears that as adipocytes increase in size due to accumulation of triglyceride, they synthesize more and more leptin. In essence, leptin provides the body with an index of nutritional status.
Leptin Assay by ELISA
Matrix: serum (0.5mL SST tube) SHIP FROZEN
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