Cross-talk between estrogen and leptin signaling in the hypothalamus

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 294, Issue 5, 2008, Pages

  Gao, Qian ^a   Horvath, Tamas L ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Metabolism; Obesity; Signal transducer and activator of transcription 3

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTIN; STAT3 PROTEIN; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR;

ENERGY BALANCE; FEEDING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFERTILITY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; WEIGHT GAIN; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGENS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFERTILITY; LEPTIN; MELANOCORTINS; OBESITY; RECEPTOR CROSS-TALK; RECEPTORS, ESTROGEN; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 45549097943     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00733.2007     Document Type: Review

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