Effects of perinatal maternal food restriction on pituitary-gonadal axis and plasma leptin level in rat pup at birth and weaning and on timing of puberty

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 68, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 390-400

  Léonhardt, Marion ^a   Lesage, Jean ^a   Croix, Dominique ^b   Dutriez Casteloot, Isabelle ^a   Beauvillain, Jean C ^b   Dupouy, Jean P ^a  

^a UNIV LILLE   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

Author keywords

Follicle stimulating hormone; Luteinizing hormone; Neuroendocrinology; Ovary; Testis

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FETUS GROWTH; GROWTH RETARDATION; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALNUTRITION; MATERNAL NUTRITION; NONHUMAN; PERINATAL PERIOD; POPULATION SIZE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; SEMINIFEROUS TUBULE; WEANING;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIRTH WEIGHT; BODY COMPOSITION; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADS; LACTATION; LEPTIN; MALE; NUTRITION DISORDERS; ORGAN SIZE; PITUITARY GLAND; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL MATURATION; TIME FACTORS; WEANING;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037306711     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.102.003269     Document Type: Article

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