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Title: In what sense could a fall in leptin levels be considered as a hunger signal?
Post by: colleen on Aug 6, 2014
In what sense could a fall in leptin levels be considered as a hunger signal?
a. Reduced leptin levels remove an inhibitory influence on NPY/AGRP neurons.
b. Leptin normally excites NPY/AGRP neurons.
c. Reduced leptin levels remove an inhibitory influence on CART/alpha-MSH neurons.
d. Leptin normally inhibits CART/alpha-MSH neurons.
e. Leptin increases the production of ghrelin.


Title: Re: In what sense could a fall in leptin levels be considered as a hunger signal?
Post by: ThePsychic on Aug 12, 2014
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