Old dog, new trick: a direct role for leptin in regulating microbiota composition

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Darleen Sandoval. Endocrinology. 2014 Mar.

. 2014 Mar;155(3):653-5.

doi: 10.1210/en.2014-1078.

¹ Division of Endocrinology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, Ohio 45237.

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Leptin acts independently of food intake to modulate gut microbial composition in male mice.
Rajala MW, Patterson CM, Opp JS, Foltin SK, Young VB, Myers MG Jr. Rajala MW, et al. Endocrinology. 2014 Mar;155(3):748-57. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1085. Epub 2014 Jan 1. Endocrinology. 2014. PMID: 24424041 Free PMC article.

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