Multiple Choice
Leptin acts to control body fat levels (adiposity) by:
A) Inhibiting food intake.
B) Stimulating proopiomelanocortin (POMC) / cocaine- and amphetamine-related transcript (CART) neurons in the hypothalamus.
C) Inhibiting neuropeptide Y (NPY) / agouti-related peptide (AgRP) neurons in the hypothalamus.
D) Promoting the loss of fat tissue.
E) Decreasing in response to increased adiposity.
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