Leptin and psychiatric illnesses: does leptin play a role in antipsychotic-induced weight gain?

Abstract Antipsychotic-induced weight gain is the most prevalent somatic adverse event occurring in patients treated by antipsychotics, especially atypical antipsychotics. It is of particular interest because of its repercussion on cardiovascular morbidity and mortality especially now that the use o...

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Main Authors: Francky Teddy Endomba, Aurel T. Tankeu, Jan René Nkeck, Joel Noutakdie Tochie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-02-01
Series:Lipids in Health and Disease
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12944-020-01203-z