| CNS | central nervous system |
| GH | growth hormone |
| GHR | growth hormone receptor |
| Lepr | leptin receptor |
| STAT3 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 |
| STAT5 | signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 |
| POMC | proopiomelanocortin |
| ARC | arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus |
| DMH | dorsomedial hypothalamic nucleus |
| LHA | lateral hypothalamus |
| PVH | paraventricular hypothalamic nucleus |
| SIRT1 | sirtuin 1 |
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