Leptin and reproduction

Human Reproduction Update

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 290-300

  González, Ruben Rene ^a   Simón, Carlos ^b   Caballero Campo, Pedro ^b   Norman, Robert ^c   Chardonnens, Didier ^d   Devoto, Luigi ^a   Bischof, Paul ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VALENCIA   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GENEVA   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cytokines; Human reproduction; Leptin; Leptin reception; Regulation

Indexed keywords

CYTOKINE; HORMONE; INTERLEUKIN 1; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; STAT3 PROTEIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

DECIDUA; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; FETUS GROWTH; HUMAN; NIDATION; OOCYTE; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TROPHOBLAST;

EID: 1642633558     PISSN: 13554786     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/humupd/6.3.290     Document Type: Review

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