Leptin

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Across
  1. 3. causes levels of leptin to decrease.
  2. 7. Lack of functioning leptin which causes excessive hunger; can be treated with leptin injections.
  3. 9. Also known as adipose tissue
  4. 10. causes levels of leptin to increase.
  5. 11. Stores energy, produces leptin, and insulates and cushions the body.
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  1. 1. Hormone that suppresses hunger
  2. 2. Increased levels of leptin cause an __________ of hunger.
  3. 4. A health condition sometimes caused by poorly functioning leptin or leptin receptors
  4. 5. When leptin receptors do not receive large quantities of leptin, they _______ hunger.
  5. 6. part of the brain that responds to leptin to regulate hunger
  6. 8. A _______ in leptin receptors causes excessive hunger and cannot generally be treated with leptin injections