Leptin Prevents Fasting-Mediated Reductions in Pulsatile Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone and Enhances Its Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone-Mediated Release in Heifers

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 70, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 229-235

  Maciel, M N ^a,b   Zieba, D A ^a   Amstalden, M ^a   Keisler, D H ^c   Neves, J P ^b   Williams, G L ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF SANTA MARIA   (Brazil)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Neuroendocrinology; Pituitary hormones

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GROWTH HORMONE; INSULIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SODIUM CHLORIDE; SOMATOMEDIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; GROWTH HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; INSULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; FASTING; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PULSATILE FLOW;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0347355077     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.103.021345     Document Type: Article

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