leptin secretion

Is Ghrelin An Adipokine? Adipokines are factors produced by adipose tissue that affect metabolic homeostasis, satiety, and reproduction. Currently known adipokines include leptin, adiponectin, resistin, and ghrelin. Is leptin an Adipocytokine? LEP is the first adipocytokine identified and discovered in 1994 by Friedman and Halaas [52, 53]. It is a 167-amino acid protein including a