英语词汇“leptin”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

leptin

noun [mass noun] Biochemistry

A protein produced by fatty tissue which is believed to regulate fat storage in the body.Obese people are also believed to have a faulty receptor in their brains, which is meant to measure levels of leptin, a protein produced by fatty tissue....

Our bodies are thought to have a built-in system to measure levels of a key protein, leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue.
Apart from its role in regulation of fat metabolism, leptin may also regulate insulin release as part of an adipoinsular feedback.

Origin

1990s: from Greek leptos 'fine, thin' + -in¹.

单词	leptin
释义	leptin noun [mass noun] Biochemistry A protein produced by fatty tissue which is believed to regulate fat storage in the body.Obese people are also believed to have a faulty receptor in their brains, which is meant to measure levels of leptin, a protein produced by fatty tissue.... Our bodies are thought to have a built-in system to measure levels of a key protein, leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue. Apart from its role in regulation of fat metabolism, leptin may also regulate insulin release as part of an adipoinsular feedback. Origin 1990s: from Greek leptos 'fine, thin' + -in¹.
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