Leptin (grč. λεπτός - leptos = tanak) je proteinskihormon sa 16 kDa. Učestvuje u regulaciji unosa i potrošnje energije, putem uvećavanja apetita i metabolizma. To je jedan od najvažnijih hormona adipoznog porijekla.[5] Gen Ob(Lep) (latinskiobese - gojazan) kod čovjeka je na hromosomu 7.[6]
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