Leptin in human reproduction

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 52-63

  Messinis, Ioannis E ^a   Milingos, Spyros D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THESSALY   (Greece)

Author keywords

Leptin; Obesity; Ovary; Pregnancy; Puberty

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; STEROID;

BODY FAT; BRAIN; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FOOD INTAKE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFERTILITY; OBESITY; OVARY FUNCTION; OVARY POLYCYSTIC DISEASE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEPTIN; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; OBESITY; POLYCYSTIC OVARY SYNDROME; PREGNANCY; PROTEINS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0033059735     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/5.1.52     Document Type: Review

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