The response of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis to fasting is modulated by leptin

Endocrine Research

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 107-117

  Steiner, J ^a   LaPaglia, N ^a   Kirsteins, L ^b   Emanuele, M ^a,b   Emanuele, Nicholas V ^a,b,c  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b VA Hospital   (United States)

^c LOYOLA UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Fasting; Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PROLACTIN; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; SEX HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TESTOSTERONE;

AGE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONCENTRATION RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROLACTIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN DETERMINATION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; SEX HORMONE DETERMINATION; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; FASTING; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MALE; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PITUITARY GLAND; PROLACTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; REPRODUCTION; RNA, MESSENGER; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 0038345233     PISSN: 07435800     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1081/ERC-120022292     Document Type: Article

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