Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 105-107 , March 2003

Leptin treatment ameliorates anxiety in ob/ob obese mice

  • Akihiro Asakawa

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
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  • Akio Inui

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-78-382-5862; fax: +81-78-797-0845
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  • Toshio Inui

      Affiliations

    • Inui Clinic, Moriguchi, Osaka 570-0011, Japan
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  • Goro Katsuura

      Affiliations

    • Shionogi Research Laboratories, Shionogi and Co., Ltd., Koka, Shiga 520-3423, Japan
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  • Masayuki A Fujino

      Affiliations

    • First Department of Internal Medicine, Yamanashi Medical University, Tamaho, Yamanashi 409-3898, Japan
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  • Masato Kasuga

      Affiliations

    • Division of Diabetes, Digestive and Kidney Diseases, Department of Clinical Molecular Medicine, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, 7-5-2 Kusunoki-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe, Hyogo, 650-0017, Japan

Received 25 March 2002 ,Accepted 19 April 2002.

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Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications
Volume 17, Issue 2 , Pages 105-107 , March 2003

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