Leptin gene expression, circulating leptin, and luteinizing hormone pulsatility are acutely responsive to short-term fasting in prepubertal heifers: Relationships z to circulating insulin and insulin-like growth factor I

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 63, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 127-133

  Amstalden, M ^a   Garcia, M R ^a   Williams, S W ^a   Stanko, R L ^a   Nizielski, S E ^a   Morrison, C D ^b   Keisler, D H ^b   Williams, G L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Anterior pituitary; Gene regulation; Growth hormone; Insulin; Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Neuropeptides neurotransmitters; Pituitary; Pituitary hormones; Puberty

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SOMATOMEDIN C;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CATTLE; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALIA; BOS TAURUS; MAMMALIA;

EID: 0033917418     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod63.1.127     Document Type: Article

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