[HTML][HTML] Lasker lauds leptin

JS Flier, E Maratos-Flier - Cell, 2010 - cell.com
JS Flier, E Maratos-Flier
Cell, 2010cell.com
This year, the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award will be shared by Douglas
Coleman and Jeffrey Friedman for their discovery of leptin, a hormone that regulates
appetite and body weight. By uncovering a critical physiologic system, their discovery
markedly accelerated our capacity to apply molecular and genetic techniques to understand
obesity.
This year, the Albert Lasker Basic Medical Research Award will be shared by Douglas Coleman and Jeffrey Friedman for their discovery of leptin, a hormone that regulates appetite and body weight. By uncovering a critical physiologic system, their discovery markedly accelerated our capacity to apply molecular and genetic techniques to understand obesity.
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