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Leptin production in human adipose tissue

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 February 2007

Simon W. Coppack ,
Jonathan H. Pinkney  and
Vidya Mohamed-Ali
Simon W. Coppack*
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Centre for Weight Management, University College London Medical School, Whittington Campus, Archway Wing, Archway Road, London N19 3UA, UK
Jonathan H. Pinkney
Affiliation:
University of BristolDepartment of Medicine, Bristol Royal Infirmary, Old Building, Marlborough Street, Bristol BS2 8HW, UK
Vidya Mohamed-Ali
Affiliation:
Department of Medicine, Centre for Weight Management, University College London Medical School, Whittington Campus, Archway Wing, Archway Road, London N19 3UA, UK
*
*Corresponding author: Dr S. W. Coppack, fax +44 (0)171 2885302, email scoppack@med.ucl.ac.uk
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Simposium on ‘Leptin: energy regulation and beyond’
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Proceedings of the Nutrition Society , Volume 57 , Issue 3 , August 1998 , pp. 461 - 470
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