Definition of leptin in English:

leptin

noun

mass nounBiochemistry

A protein produced by fat cells that is a hormone acting mainly in the regulation of appetite and fat storage.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sleep deprivation lowers leptin, a blood protein that suppresses appetite and seems to affect how the brain senses when the body has had enough food.
- Our bodies are thought to have a built-in system to measure levels of a key protein, leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue.
- Obese people are also believed to have a faulty receptor in their brains, which is meant to measure levels of leptin, a protein produced by fatty tissue.
- Fat cells produce leptin, a protein known to help trigger puberty.
- Apart from its role in regulation of fat metabolism, leptin may also regulate insulin release as part of an adipoinsular feedback.

Origin

1990s: from Greek leptos 'fine, thin' + -in¹.

Definition of leptin in US English:

leptin

nounˈleptin

Biochemistry

A protein produced by fat cells that is a hormone acting mainly in the regulation of appetite and fat storage.
Example sentencesExamples
- Sleep deprivation lowers leptin, a blood protein that suppresses appetite and seems to affect how the brain senses when the body has had enough food.
- Our bodies are thought to have a built-in system to measure levels of a key protein, leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue.
- Obese people are also believed to have a faulty receptor in their brains, which is meant to measure levels of leptin, a protein produced by fatty tissue.
- Fat cells produce leptin, a protein known to help trigger puberty.
- Apart from its role in regulation of fat metabolism, leptin may also regulate insulin release as part of an adipoinsular feedback.

Origin

1990s: from Greek leptos ‘fine, thin’ + -in.

词汇	leptin
释义	Definition of leptin in English: leptin noun mass nounBiochemistry A protein produced by fat cells that is a hormone acting mainly in the regulation of appetite and fat storage. Example sentencesExamples Sleep deprivation lowers leptin, a blood protein that suppresses appetite and seems to affect how the brain senses when the body has had enough food. Our bodies are thought to have a built-in system to measure levels of a key protein, leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue. Obese people are also believed to have a faulty receptor in their brains, which is meant to measure levels of leptin, a protein produced by fatty tissue. Fat cells produce leptin, a protein known to help trigger puberty. Apart from its role in regulation of fat metabolism, leptin may also regulate insulin release as part of an adipoinsular feedback. Origin 1990s: from Greek leptos 'fine, thin' + -in¹. Definition of leptin in US English: leptin nounˈleptin Biochemistry A protein produced by fat cells that is a hormone acting mainly in the regulation of appetite and fat storage. Example sentencesExamples Sleep deprivation lowers leptin, a blood protein that suppresses appetite and seems to affect how the brain senses when the body has had enough food. Our bodies are thought to have a built-in system to measure levels of a key protein, leptin, which is produced in fatty tissue. Obese people are also believed to have a faulty receptor in their brains, which is meant to measure levels of leptin, a protein produced by fatty tissue. Fat cells produce leptin, a protein known to help trigger puberty. Apart from its role in regulation of fat metabolism, leptin may also regulate insulin release as part of an adipoinsular feedback. Origin 1990s: from Greek leptos ‘fine, thin’ + -in.
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