Neuroendocrine regulation and actions of leptin

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 317-363

  Casanueva, Felipe F ^b   Dieguez, Carlos ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Anorexia nervosa; Growth hormone; Leptin; Obesity; Ovarian cycle adrenal function; Prolactin; Puberty; Thyroid axis

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GLUCOCORTICOID; GROWTH HORMONE; HYDROCORTISONE; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN KINASE; PROTIRELIN; RECEPTOR; STEROID HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ADIPOCYTE; APPETITE; BREAST MILK; ENERGY; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS TUMOR; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OVARY CYCLE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; THYROID GLAND;

EID: 0032739022     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/frne.1999.0187     Document Type: Article

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