Injections of leptin into ob mice cause
A) increases in metabolism.
B) increases in body temperature.
C) an organism to become more active.
D) an animal to eat less.
E) all of the above

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Leptin is a hormone involved in regulating energy balance by inhibiting hunger, which in turn reduces fat storage in adipocytes. Injections of leptin into ob mice, which lack leptin, lead to increases in metabolism, body temperature, activity levels, and a reduction in food intake, addressing all the effects listed.

Injections of Leptin into Ob Mice Cause