Effect of administration of recombinant human leptin during the neonatal period on the plasma concentration and gene expression of leptin in the piglet

Biology of the Neonate

Volumn 87, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 1-7

  Litten, J C ^a   Mostyn, A ^b   Perkins, K S ^a   Corson, A M ^a   Symonds, M E ^b   Clarke, L ^a,b  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Chronic leptin administration; Leptin administration; Neonatal, leptin; Piglet

Indexed keywords

HORMONE DERIVATIVE; MESSENGER RNA; RECOMBINANT LEPTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BIRTH WEIGHT; BONE GROWTH; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG EFFECT; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; EXPERIMENTAL TEST; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH RATE; HEMOCONCENTRATION; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MALE; METABOLITE; MOTHER; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; SWINE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BIOMETRY; BODY WEIGHT; BONE DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GROWTH; HUMANS; INSULIN; LACTIC ACID; LEPTIN; MALE; PLACEBOS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RECOMBINANT PROTEINS; RNA, MESSENGER; SWINE; THYROXINE; TRIIODOTHYRONINE;

SUS SCROFA;

EID: 11844253872     PISSN: 00063126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000080107     Document Type: Article

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