Differential effects of undernourishment and nutritional rehabilitation on serum leptin levels in male and female rats

Neurochemical Research

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 407-413

  Pinos, Helena ^a   Ortega, Esperanza ^b   Carrillo, Beatriz ^a   Pérez Izquierdo, Mari Ángeles ^a   Collado, Paloma ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE EDUCACIÓN A DISTANCIA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Body weight; Leptin; Nutritional rehabilitation; Rat; Sex differences; Undernourishment

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NONHUMAN; NUTRITION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEX DIFFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; ESTRONE; FEMALE; LEPTIN; MALE; MALNUTRITION; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; TESTOSTERONE;

RATTUS;

EID: 33847103621     PISSN: 03643190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11064-006-9240-6     Document Type: Article

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