What Is the Function of the Hormone Leptin in the Body

question 46

Multiple Choice

What is the function of the hormone leptin in the body?

• A) helps decrease the metabolic activity of the body
• B) increases the desire to eat
• C) inhibits action potentials that trigger satiety
• D) helps decrease adiposity
• E) produces an immune response by increasing body temperature

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