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lipostat

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lipostat [′līp·ə‚stat]
(medicine)
The set point of body weight.
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The traditional idea of a 'set point' (Mrosovsky and Powley, 1977) by which energy balance is monitored through some negative feedback loop to correct feeding behaviour, has been recently advanced by the discovery of leptin and the development of the lipostat.
Energy regulation in young people by Dodd, Caroline J. / Journal of Sports Science and Medicine
Lipitor, a type of statin, was found not only to clear plaque and fight hardening of the arteries, but was also better at cutting production of bad cholesterol when compared with another statin, lipostat.
HEALTH & BEAUTY: HEALTH NEWS by Coventry Evening Telegraph (England)
The lipostat works to keep a person's body weight constant.
Genes, fatty foods blamed for extreme obesity cases by The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR)
 
 
 
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