In vitro pituitary and testicular effects of the leptin-related synthetic peptide leptin(116-130) amide involve actions both similar to and distinct from those of the native leptin molecule in the adult rat

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 142, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 406-410

  Tena Sempere, Manuel ^a   Pinilla, Leonor ^a   González, Lucas C ^a   Navarro, Juan ^a   Diéguez, Carlos ^b   Casanueva, Felipe F ^b   Aguilar, Enrique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; LEPTIN[116-130] AMIDE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; FOOD INTAKE; GROWTH HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOPHYSIS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MOLECULAR MIMICRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN RELEASE; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RAT; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE RELEASE;

EID: 0034111634     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/eje.0.1420406     Document Type: Article

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