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Leptin is a hormone that tends to reduce food intake. it is produced by what kind of cells?
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Leptin is a hormone that tends to reduce food intake. it is produced by what kind of cells?

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It is produced mainly by adipocytes, but can also be produced by the placenta (syncytiotrophoblasts), ovaries, skeletal muscle, stomach , mammary epithelial cells, bone marrow,gastric chief cells.
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