Leptin mRNA expression and serum leptin concentrations as influenced by age, weight, and estradiol in pigs

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 135-143

  Qian, H ^a   Barb, C R ^c   Compton, M M ^b   Hausman, G J ^c   Azain, M J ^a   Kraeling, R R ^c   Baile, C A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA   (United States)

^c RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; INSULIN; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; OB PROTEIN; PROTEIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONAL THERAPY; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SWINE; TIME;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; OVARIECTOMY; PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 0033082293     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0739-7240(99)00004-1     Document Type: Article

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