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Recombinant Human Leptin Treatment Does Not Improve Insulin Action in Obese Subjects With Type 2 Diabetes

This research was recently published in the journal Diabetes (May 2011, vol. 60 no. 5 1474-1477). Undertaken by Mittendorfer, Horowitz, DePaoli, et al. the purpose of the study was to determine whether leptin treatment has weight loss–independent effects on insulin action in obese subjects with type 2 diabetes. The study concluded that r-Met hu leptin does [...]

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