Welcome to Liverpool, PA, USA. This is the web home of a small town in Perry County, Pennsylvania. We are blessed with a rich heritage based on our location along the Susquehanna River and the Pennsylvania Canal. Enjoy your visit to this website, learn about our history, view the photos of Old Liverpool.
Side Effects of Leptin. Leptin is an amino acid protein produced naturally by the body. Injections of Leptin are sometimes used by physicians in obese patients as a part of a weight loss program. Leptin helps control body weight by controlling the desire to eat, an increases in energy expenditure, and an increase in metabolic rate.
What is leptin? Leptin is a hormone released from fat cells in adipose tissue. Leptin signals to the brain, in particular to an area called the hypothalamus. Leptin does not affect food intake from meal to meal but, instead, acts to alter food intake and control energy expenditure over the long term.