Li Ying, Sun Changhao
School of Public Health, Harbin Medical University, Harbin 150001, China.
Wei Sheng Yan Jiu. 2004 Jan;33(1):121-3.
Leptin, the peptide hormone product of the ob gene, regulates food intake and energy expenditure at the hypothalamic level. Leptin is a trigger for puberty onset in rodents, as a metabolism signals to link reproductive function to the nutritional status, and has a similar effect in childhood growth and development.
瘦素是肥胖（ob）基因的肽类激素产物，在下丘脑水平调节食物摄入和能量消耗。瘦素是啮齿动物青春期开始的触发因素，作为一种将生殖功能与营养状况联系起来的代谢信号，在儿童生长发育中也有类似作用。
