Obesity is associated with altered metabolic and reproductive activity in the mare: Effects of metformin on insulin sensitivity and reproductive cyclicity

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 18, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 609-617

  Vick, M M ^a   Sessions, D R ^a   Murphy, B A ^a   Kennedy, E L ^a   Reedy, S E ^a   Fitzgerald, B P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

Horse; Insulin resistance; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

INSULIN; LEPTIN; METFORMIN; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEMALE; HORSE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; METABOLISM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LEPTIN; METFORMIN; OBESITY; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; THYROXINE;

EQUIDAE;

EID: 33745901913     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD06016     Document Type: Article

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