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Pronunciation: /ˈlɛptɪn/

leptin

Definition

A hormone made by fat cells that helps control the feeling of hunger, the amount of fat stored in the body, and body weight.

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stage III distal bile duct cancer

CHIR-265

herpes zoster

acupuncture point

transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous flap

glasdegib maleate

stage II childhood non-Hodgkin lymphoma

adverse event

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technetium Tc 99m methylene diphosphonate

asparaginase

HLA-A2-binding TYR/MART-1/gp100 multipeptide-pulsed autologous dendritic cell vaccine

olorofim

Clarinol

MALT1 inhibitor SGR-1505

STAT3 decoy oligonucleotide

Leukeran

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cascade testing

sister chromatid exchange

chromosome

genetic anticipation

translation

genetic screening

affected individual

throughput

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