Differences in leptin biosynthesis in the stomach and in serum leptin level between men and women.

Irena Kasacka Żaneta Piotrowska Michał Niezgoda Wojciech Łebkowski

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)

The current study is the first to provide evidence for the presence of leptin-containing cells in all segments of the human stomach. The differences in gastric leptin biosynthesis and serum leptin levels between men and women suggest that leptin secretion can be controlled by sex hormones or other unknown factors.

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