Mark L. Heiman

Best Publications

• Serum Immunoreactive-Leptin Concentrations in Normal-Weight and Obese Humans

  Robert V. Considine;Madhur K. Sinha;Mark L. Heiman;Aidas Kriauciunas

  8647
  Citations

• Ghrelin induces adiposity in rodents.

  Matthias Tschöp;David L. Smiley;Mark L. Heiman

  6869
  Citations

• Circulating Ghrelin Levels Are Decreased in Human Obesity

  Matthias Tschöp;Christian Weyer;P. Antonio Tataranni;Viswanath Devanarayan

  3018
  Citations

• The Distribution and Mechanism of Action of Ghrelin in the CNS Demonstrates a Novel Hypothalamic Circuit Regulating Energy Homeostasis

  Michael A Cowley;Roy G Smith;Sabrina Diano;Matthias Tschöp

  2100
  Citations

• The role of neuropeptide Y in the antiobesity action of the obese gene product.

  T W Stephens;M Basinski;P K Bristow;J M Bue-Valleskey

  2076
  Citations

• Biological, physiological, pathophysiological, and pharmacological aspects of ghrelin.

  Aart J van der Lely;Matthias Tschöp;Mark L Heiman;Ezio Ghigo

  1960
  Citations

• GH-releasing peptide-2 increases fat mass in mice lacking NPY: indication for a crucial mediating role of hypothalamic agouti-related protein.

  Matthias Tschöp;Michael A Statnick;Todd M Suter;Mark L Heiman

  1681
  Citations

• Extent and Direction of Ghrelin Transport Across the Blood-Brain Barrier Is Determined by Its Unique Primary Structure

  William A. Banks;Matthias Tschöp;Sandra M. Robinson;Mark L. Heiman

  1166
  Citations

• Minireview: Ghrelin and the regulation of energy balance - A hypothalamic perspective

  Tamas L. Horvath;Sabrina Diano;Peter Sotonyi;Mark Heiman

  1140
  Citations

• Nocturnal rise of leptin in lean, obese, and non-insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus subjects.

  M K Sinha;J P Ohannesian;M L Heiman;A Kriauciunas

  1035
  Citations

• Dietary fructose reduces circulating insulin and leptin, attenuates postprandial suppression of ghrelin, and increases triglycerides in women.

  Karen L Teff;Sharon S Elliott;Matthias Tschöp;Timothy J Kieffer

  1010
  Citations

• Plasma Leptin Levels in Healthy Children and Adolescents: Dependence on Body Mass Index, Body Fat Mass, Gender, Pubertal Stage, and Testosterone

  Werner F. Blum;Piera Englaro;Sigrid Hanitsch;Anders Juul

  986
  Citations

• Neuroendocrine and peripheral activities of ghrelin: implications in metabolism and obesity.

  Giampiero Muccioli;Matthias Tschöp;Mauro Papotti;Romano Deghenghi

  875
  Citations

• Evidence of free and bound leptin in human circulation. Studies in lean and obese subjects and during short-term fasting.

  Madhur K. Sinha;Irina Opentanova;Joanna P. Ohannesian;Jerzy W. Kolaczynski

  817
  Citations

• Ghrelin

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  802
  Citations

• Leptin inhibition of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis in response to stress.

  Mark L. Heiman;Rexford S. Ahima;Libbey S. Craft;Brigitte Schoner

  637
  Citations

• GOAT links dietary lipids with the endocrine control of energy balance

  Henriette Kirchner;Jesus A. Gutierrez;Patricia J. Solenberg;Paul T. Pfluger

  481
  Citations

• High Circulating Ghrelin: A Potential Cause for Hyperphagia and Obesity in Prader-Willi Syndrome

  Angelo DelParigi;Matthias Tschöp;Mark L. Heiman;Arline D. Salbe

  453
  Citations

• Targeted disruption of the melanin-concentrating hormone receptor-1 results in hyperphagia and resistance to diet-induced obesity.

  Yanyun Chen;Changzhi Hu;Chiun Kang Hsu;Qing Zhang

  432
  Citations

• Leptin : Structure, function and biology

  Faming Zhang;Yanyun Chen;Mark Heiman;Richard Dimarchi

  412
  Citations