 | Figure 1
Nature Biotechnology
19, 25 - 28 (2001)
doi:10.1038/83465
Biotech weighs up the options in obesityAlan Dove | | | | Figure 1. The key elements of the body's weight-control system, highlighting
the potential routes for therapeutic intervention.
Central to weight homeostasis is leptin, which balances anabolic (resulting
in weight loss) and catabolic (resulting in weight gain) effectors through
the hypothalamus. * indicates compounds already approved by
the Food and Drug Administration.
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