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Endocrinology

the failure of high circulating leptin levels in obesity to suppress appetite and weight, implying reduced response to the hormone.

In endocrinology, leptin resistance refers to the failure of high circulating leptin levels in obesity to suppress appetite and weight, implying reduced response to the hormone. This meaning comes from Considine (1996) in New England Journal of Medicine.[1]

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References

Considine, R. V., Sinha, M. K., Heiman, M. L., Kriauciunas, A., Stephens, T. W., Nyce, M. R., Ohannesian, J. P., Marco, C. C., McKee, L. J., Bauer, T. L., & Caro, J. F. (1996). Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans. New England Journal of Medicine, 334(5), 292-295. https://doi.org/10.1056/nejm199602013340503

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