Physiological perspectives on leptin as a regulator of reproduction: Role in timing puberty

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 205-215

  Foster, Douglas L ^a,b,c   Nagatani, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ARTICLE; BODY GROWTH; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HUMAN; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEINS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 0032917804     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.2.205     Document Type: Article

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