Postnatal leptin surge and regulation of circadian rhythm of leptin by feeding. Implications for energy homeostasis and neuroendocrine function

Journal of Clinical Investigation

Volumn 101, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 1020-1027

  Ahima, Rexford S ^a   Prabakaran, Daniel ^a   Flier, Jeffrey S ^a,b  

^a HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b BETH ISRAEL DEACONESS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Corticosterone; Development; Diurnal rhythm; Ob protein; Thyroxine

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; ENERGY BALANCE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; FOOD INTAKE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MOUSE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; THERMOGENESIS;

EID: 0032032575     PISSN: 00219738     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1172/JCI1176     Document Type: Article

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