Environmental factors and sexual maturation in rodents

Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics, Supplement

Volumn 85, Issue 417, 1996, Pages 86-88

  Aubert, M L ^a,b   Sizonenko, P C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Switzerland)

^b Hopital des Enfants Hopitaux universitaires de Geneve   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GROWTH FACTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; MELATONIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; CONFERENCE PAPER; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; RODENT; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; MOUSE; MOUSE MUTANT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; LEPTIN; MELATONIN; MICE; MICE, OBESE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PROTEINS; RATS; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0030499396     PISSN: 08035326     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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