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. 2009 Jan 7;9(1):3-4.
doi: 10.1016/j.cmet.2008.12.006.

Models use leptin and calculus to count calories

Kevin D Hall  1 , Steven B Heymsfield
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Models use leptin and calculus to count calories

Kevin D Hall et al. Cell Metab. .
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Abstract

Thermostats have "set-points" that engineers design with mathematical rigor. Work in this issue of Cell Metabolism (Tam et al., 2009) applies similar modeling strategies to explore the control of murine energy and body weight homeostasis by leptin.

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