The potential role of periovarian fat and leptin in initiation of puberty in the immature rat

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 24, Issue , 2000, Pages S146-S147

  Cannady, W E ^a   Brann, D W ^a   Mahesh, V B ^a  

^a MEDICAL COLLEGE OF GEORGIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; Leptin; Ovary; Periovarian fat; Puberty

Indexed keywords

AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL MONOOXYGENASE (SIDE CHAIN CLEAVING); ESTRADIOL; FAT; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROGESTERONE; STEROID 17ALPHA MONOOXYGENASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTROGEN SYNTHESIS; FEMALE; IMMATURITY; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; AROMATASE; CHOLESTEROL SIDE-CHAIN CLEAVAGE ENZYME; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; KINETICS; LEPTIN; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; RATS; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL MATURATION; STEROID 17-ALPHA-HYDROXYLASE; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0033927933     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/sj.ijo.0801307     Document Type: Article

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