Animal models in the study of nutritional infertility

Current Opinion in Endocrinology, Diabetes and Obesity

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 475-481

  Furman, Maria ^a   Wade, George N ^b  

^a BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS   (United States)

Author keywords

Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Nutritional infertility; Sexual behavior

Indexed keywords

CATECHOLAMINE; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; FATTY ACID; GLUCOSE; GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE Y;

ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; ENERGY BALANCE; ENERGY EXPENDITURE; ESTRUS; FOREBRAIN; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; INFERTILITY; MALNUTRITION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANIMAL NUTRITION PHYSIOLOGY; ANIMALS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; FERTILITY; FOOD DEPRIVATION; HORMONES; INFERTILITY; NEURONS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION;

EID: 35848929253     PISSN: 1752296X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MED.0b013e3282f1cb7e     Document Type: Article

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