Leptin in reproduction

Trends in Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 65-72

  Caprio, Massimiliano ^b   Fabbrini, Elisa ^a   Isidori, Andrea M ^b   Aversa, Antonio ^a   Fabbri, Andrea ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; LEPTIN; STEROID;

ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SECRETION; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; DRUG RESISTANCE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS, PITUITARY; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; NEURONS; OVARY; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTION; STEROIDS; TESTIS;

EID: 0035289610     PISSN: 10432760     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1043-2760(00)00352-0     Document Type: Review

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