Expression of functional leptin receptors in the human ovary

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 82, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 4144-4148

  Karlsson, Cecilia ^a   Lindell, Kajsa ^a   Svensson, Eva ^a,b   Bergh, Christina ^a   Lind, Peter ^c   Billig, Håkan ^a,b   Carlsson, Lena M S ^a   Carlsson, Björn ^a  

^a SAHLGRENSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

^c PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; CYCLOPHILIN; ESTRADIOL; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; RNA;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OVARY; OVARY FOLLICLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 0030735281     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.82.12.4144     Document Type: Article

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