The regulation of energy balance
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John C. Stanley
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Article
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2009
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Wiley (John Wiley & Sons)
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English
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## Abstract Storage of excess energy as body fat happens when the human body loses its ability to match rates of energy intake to rates of energy expenditure. Studies of genetically obese mice and their human counterparts have revealed the importance of leptin: a hormone secreted by body fat which