Leptin regulates GH secretion in the rat by acting on GHRH and somatostatinergic functions

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 162, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 95-99

  Cocchi, D ^a   De Gennaro Colonna, V ^b   Bagnasco, M ^b   Bonacci, D ^b   Muller E E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; RAT;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, NORTHERN; CELLS, CULTURED; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; LEPTIN; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RNA, MESSENGER; SOMATOSTATIN;

EID: 0032811798     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/joe.0.1620095     Document Type: Article

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