Leptin-specific mechanisms for impaired liver regeneration in ob/ob mice after toxic injury.

Leclercq, Isabelle;Field, Jacqueline;Farrell, Geoffrey C
(2003) Gastroenterology — Vol. 124, n° 5, p. 1451-1464 (2003)

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Impaired liver regeneration in ob/ob mice is caused by leptin deficiency. We propose that altered cytokine production in ob/ob mice is part of the mechanisms responsible for impaired proliferation in response to hepatic injury.
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Leclercq, I., Field, J., & Farrell, G. C. (2003). Leptin-specific mechanisms for impaired liver regeneration in ob/ob mice after toxic injury. Gastroenterology, 124(5), 1451-1464. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0016-5085(03)00270-1 (Original work published 2003)