Is brain sympathetic to bone?

Jeffrey S. Flier ()
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Jeffrey S. Flier: Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Research and Academic Affairs

Nature, 2002, vol. 420, issue 6916, 619-621

Abstract: The fat-derived hormone leptin is best known for its effects on weight. But it also influences bone density, and new work reveals a role for the sympathetic nervous system in mediating this effect.

Date: 2002
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DOI: 10.1038/420619a

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