Characterization of the hypothalamo-pituitary-IGF-I axis in rats made obese by overfeeding

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 347-353

  Cattaneo, L ^a   De Gennaro Colonna, V ^a   Zoli, M ^b   Muller E E ^a   Cocchi, D ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASING FACTOR; INSULIN; MESSENGER RNA; SERMORELIN; SOMATOMEDIN C; SOMATOSTATIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVERNUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; DIET; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR I; MALE; OBESITY; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; SERMORELIN; SOMATOSTATIN; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0029671202     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1480347     Document Type: Article

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