The discovery of a" fat-melting hormone" named leptin (Greek root, leptos, meaning thin) by
Friedman raised the hopes of one-third of the US population that there is a simple solution to …

Heterogeneity and high versatility are the characteristic features of the cells of monocyte-macrophage
lineage. The mononuclear phagocyte system, derived from the bone marrow …

Snake venoms are cocktails of enzymes and non‐enzymatic proteins used for both the
immobilization and digestion of prey. The most common snake venom enzymes include …

The Python programming language is a high-level, interpreted (as opposed to compiled)
programming language that has become an industry standard across many computational …

Background Leptin, the product of the ob gene, is a hormone secreted by adipocytes. Animals
with mutations in the ob gene are obese and lose weight when given leptin, but little is …

Aims/hypothesis Increased intra-abdominal fat is associated with insulin resistance and an
atherogenic lipoprotein profile. Circulating concentrations of adiponectin, an adipocyte-…

Background A receptor for leptin has been cloned from the choroid plexus, the site of
cerebrospinal-fluid (CSF) production and the location of the blood/cerebrospinal-fluid barrier. Thus, …

This book is about the processes and practices through which two differently positioned
elites, among the colonisers and the colonised, were constituted respectively as the'manly …

… Kennedy; Dominiczak, Anna; Erdine, Serap; Hirth, Asle; Invitti, Cecilia; Litwin, Mieczyslaw;
Mancia, Giuseppe; Pall, Denes; Rascher, Wolfgang; Redon, Josep; Schaefer, Franz; Seeman …

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma ranks among the most lethal of human malignancies.
Here, we assess the cooperative interactions of two signature mutations in mice engineered to …