Gene Review:
LEP - leptin
Felis catus
- Neutering induces changes in food intake, body weight, plasma insulin and leptin concentrations in normal and lipoprotein lipase-deficient male cats. Kanchuk, M.L., Backus, R.C., Calvert, C.C., Morris, J.G., Rogers, Q.R. J. Nutr. (2002)
- Effects of neutering on hormonal concentrations and energy requirements in male and female cats. Hoenig, M., Ferguson, D.C. Am. J. Vet. Res. (2002)
- Plasma leptin concentrations are independently associated with insulin sensitivity in lean and overweight cats. Appleton, D.J., Rand, J.S., Sunvold, G.D. J. Feline Med. Surg. (2002)
- Plasma leptin concentrations in cats: reference range, effect of weight gain and relationship with adiposity as measured by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry. Appleton, D.J., Rand, J.S., Sunvold, G.D. J. Feline Med. Surg. (2000)
- Effects of interactions between interleukin-1 beta and leptin on cat intestinal vagal mechanoreceptors. Gaigé, S., Abou, E., Abysique, A., Bouvier, M. J. Physiol. (Lond.) (2004)
- Effects of leptin on cat intestinal motility. Gaigé, S., Abysique, A., Bouvier, M. J. Physiol. (Lond.) (2003)
- Effects of leptin on cat intestinal vagal mechanoreceptors. Gaigé, S., Abysique, A., Bouvier, M. J. Physiol. (Lond.) (2002)
- Weight gain in gonadectomized normal and lipoprotein lipase-deficient male domestic cats results from increased food intake and not decreased energy expenditure. Kanchuk, M.L., Backus, R.C., Calvert, C.C., Morris, J.G., Rogers, Q.R. J. Nutr. (2003)
- Leptin, body fat content and energy expenditure in intact and gonadectomized adult cats: a preliminary study. Martin, L., Siliart, B., Dumon, H., Backus, R., Biourge, V., Nguyen, P. Journal of animal physiology and animal nutrition. (2001)
- Relationship between serum leptin immunoreactivity and body fat mass as estimated by use of a novel gas-phase Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy deuterium dilution method in cats. Backus, R.C., Havel, P.J., Gingerich, R.L., Rogers, Q.R. Am. J. Vet. Res. (2000)
- CDNA cloning of feline leptin and its mRNA expression in adipose tissue. Sasaki, N., Shibata, H., Honjoh, T., Kimura, K., Saito, M., Ohishi, I. J. Vet. Med. Sci. (2001)
- Effect of darglitazone on glucose clearance and lipid metabolism in obese cats. Hoenig, M., Ferguson, D.C. Am. J. Vet. Res. (2003)