Much effort has focused recently on understanding the role of leptin, the obese gene product
secreted by adipocytes, in regulating growth and reproduction in rodents, humans and
domestic animals. We previously demonstrated that leptin inhibited feed intake and
stimulated growth hormone (GH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) secretion in the pig. This
study was conducted to determine the location of long form leptin receptor (Ob-Rl) mRNA in
various tissues of the pig. The leptin receptor has several splice variants in the human and …