This response may then protect against the harmful process of ectopic fat storage, which perhaps explains the connection between chronically elevated leptin levels and ectopic fat storage in obese individuals.
Esta resposta pode despois protexer contra o nocivo proceso do almacenamento de graxa ectópico, que quizais explica a conexión entre os niveis elevados crónicos de leptina e o almacenamento de graxa ectópico nos individuos obesos.