Steroid-dependent up-regulation of adipose leptin secretion in vitro during pregnancy in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 274-280

  Kronfeld Schor, Noga ^a   Zhao, Jing ^a   Silvia, Brian A ^a   Bicer, Elad ^a   Mathews, Patrick T ^a   Urban, Renata ^a   Zimmerman, Stefan ^a   Kunz, Thomas H ^a   Widmaier, Eric P ^a  

^a Boston University   (United States)

Author keywords

Adrenal cortex; Corticosterone; Estradiol; Lactation; Leptin; Placenta; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

CORTICOSTERONE; ESTRADIOL; LEPTIN; STEROID;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADRENAL CORTEX; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; IN VITRO STUDY; LACTATION; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; REGULATORY MECHANISM;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033916757     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.274     Document Type: Article

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