Expression of leptin and leptin receptors in colorectal cancer—an immunohistochemical study

Obesity is demonstrated to be a risk factor in the development of cancers of various organs, such as colon, prostate, pancreas and so on. Leptine (LEP) is the most renowned of the adipokines. As a hormone, it mediates its effect through leptin receptor (LEPR), which is widely expressed in various ti...

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Published in:	PeerJ
Main Authors:	Saad M. Al-Shibli, Norra Harun, Abdelkader E. Ashour, Mohd Hanif B. Mohd Kasmuri, Shaikh Mizan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	PeerJ Inc. 2019-10-01
Subjects:	Colorectal cancer Immunohistochemistry Leptin receptor Leptin Leptin receptor phenotype LEP
Online Access:	https://peerj.com/articles/7624.pdf