The energy-regulating hormone leptin affects signals emerging from certain brain regions. New results explore the nature of these signals, finding a central role for phosphoinositide-3 kinase in the brain and the endocannabinoid system in adipocytes (pages 667–675).
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Maratos-Flier, E. The long reach of leptin. Nat Med 14, 604–606 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1038/nm0608-604
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