When did leptin become a reproductive hormone?

Seminars in Reproductive Medicine

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 89-92

  Castracane, V Daniel ^a   Henson, Michael C ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fertility; Gender; Leptin; Pregnancy; Puberty

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; ENERGY METABOLISM; FERTILITY; METABOLISM; OBESITY; PARABIOSIS; PLACENTA; PREGNANCY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SATIETY; SEX DIFFERENCE; VALIDATION PROCESS; ANIMAL; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GENETICS; HUMANS; LEPTIN; MALE; PREGNANCY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 0036020028     PISSN: 15268004     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-2002-32499     Document Type: Article

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