Use the following information to answer the question below. Leptin is a hormone produced by
adipose cells in the liver that affects an animal's appetite and eating
habits. The leptin receptor
is
required to respond to the satiety factor (i.e., signals to stop eating).
Increased fat production from
eating excess sugar reduces the receptors ability to respond to
leptin. Therefore, a very obese
mouse would be expected to have...
Increased production of leptin and decreased sensitivity of the satiety target factor.
Decreased production of leptin and increase in apatite
Increased production of leptin and increased sensitivity of the satiety target factor
No change in leptin production