Effects of leptin administration on lactational infertility in food-restricted rats depend on milk delivery

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 286, Issue 1 55-1, 2004, Pages

  Abizaid, Alfonso ^a   Kyriazis, Diana ^a   Woodside, Barbara ^a,b  

^a and Applied Physiology   (Canada)

^b Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

Author keywords

Energy availability; Food intake; Postpartum; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; DIET RESTRICTION; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; FEMALE; FOOD INTAKE; INFERTILITY; LACTATION; MALNUTRITION; MILK; MILK PRODUCTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUERPERIUM; RAT; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0347988173     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00128.2003     Document Type: Article

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