The Net Effect of Leptin Signaling in Humans Includes

question 96

Multiple Choice

The net effect of leptin signaling in humans includes

• A) decreased appetite.
• B) decreased basal metabolic rates.
• C) increased set point.
• D) decreased thrifty gene expression.

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Definitions:

Activators

Molecules that increase the activity of enzymes or other proteins, often playing critical roles in metabolic and signaling pathways.

Silencers

Devices attached to or part of the barrel of firearms that reduce the noise, muzzle flash, and recoil when the gun is fired.

Transcription

The process of copying a segment of DNA into RNA, which can be used to produce proteins.

Transcription Factors

Proteins that bind to specific DNA sequences, thereby controlling the rate of transcription of genetic information from DNA to messenger RNA.