Leptin secretion from the epididymal fat pad is increased by the sexual maturation of the male rat

Journal of Andrology

Volumn 22, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 491-496

  Nazian, S J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Puberty; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPIDIDYMIS FAT; HORMONE ACTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN SECRETION; PUBERTY; RAT; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGING; ANIMALS; DRUG IMPLANTS; EPIDIDYMIS; LEPTIN; MALE; ORCHIECTOMY; OSMOLAR CONCENTRATION; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REFERENCE VALUES; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0035048348     PISSN: 01963635     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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