Leptin facilitates and inhibits sexual behavior in female hamsters

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 272, Issue 4 41-4, 1997, Pages

  Wade, George N ^a   Lempicki, Robin L ^a   Panicker, Anitha K ^a   Frisbee, Rhonda M ^a   Blaustein, Jeffrey D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

energy balance; estrous behavior; infertility; obesity; reproduction

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; INFERTILITY; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0030997649     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.1997.272.4.r1354     Document Type: Article

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