Leptin prolonged administration inhibits the growth and glucocorticoid secretion of rat adrenal cortex

Endocrine Research

Volumn 26, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 141-152

  Malendowicz, Ludwik K ^a   Tortorella, Cinzia ^b   Nowak, Krzysztof W ^a   Nussdorfer, Gastone G ^b   Hochól, Anna ^a   Majchrzak, Mariola ^a  

^a POZNAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Poland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ADRENAL CORTEX FUNCTION; ALDOSTERONE RELEASE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; GROWTH INHIBITION; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

EID: 0033910542     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/07435800009066158     Document Type: Article

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