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Rev. chil. obes
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6(1): 5-15, 2001. tab
Article
in Spanish
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| ID: lil-314845
ABSTRACT
In the last decade, specially after the discovery of leptin, several neuropeptides that regulate energy intake and expenditure have been described in animal models. This has partially unvelied the underlying mechanisms that regulate body composition and weight and therefore a promise of a more effective treatment of obesity and its comorbidities is ad portas