Active immunization against leptin fails to affect reproduction and exerts only marginal effects on glucose metabolism in young female goats

Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition

Volumn 90, Issue 7-8, 2006, Pages 278-288

  Sauerwein, H ^a   Heintges, U ^a   Bruhns, S C ^a   Hennies, M ^a   Gertler, A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS;

INSULIN; LEPTIN;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; AREA UNDER THE CURVE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BLOOD ANALYSIS; DRUG EFFECT; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; GOAT; IMMUNOLOGY; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOMIZATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; VACCINATION;

ANIMALS; AREA UNDER CURVE; BLOOD CHEMICAL ANALYSIS; BLOOD GLUCOSE; ENERGY METABOLISM; FEMALE; GLUCOSE CLAMP TECHNIQUE; GOATS; INSULIN; LEPTIN; RANDOM ALLOCATION; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; VACCINATION;

EID: 33748361974     PISSN: 09312439     EISSN: 14390396     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0396.2005.00597.x     Document Type: Article

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