Effects of pinealectomy and exogenous melatonin on serum leptin levels in male rat

European Journal of Pharmacology

Volumn 428, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 145-148

  Canpolat, Sinan ^a   Sandal, Suleyman ^a   Yilmaz, Bayram ^a   Yasar, Abdullah ^a   Kutlu, Selim ^a   Baydas, Giyasettin ^a   Kelestimur, Haluk ^a  

^a FIRAT UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

(Rat); Leptin; Melatonin; Pinealectomy

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; MELATONIN;

ANALYTIC METHOD; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD LEVEL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PINEAL BODY; PINEALECTOMY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN SECRETION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANIMALS; LEPTIN; MALE; MELATONIN; PINEAL GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 0035964727     PISSN: 00142999     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0014-2999(01)01230-4     Document Type: Article

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