Leptin modulates the expression of its receptors in the hypothalamic-pituitary - Ovarian axis in a differential way

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 198, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 355-366

  Di Yorio, M P ^a,b   Bilbao, M G ^a   Pustovrh, M C ^a   Prestifilippo, J P ^a   Faletti, A G ^a,b  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; FEMALE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS OVARIAN AXIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCESS CONTROL; PROTEIN CONTENT; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT; TISSUE LEVEL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN;

EID: 51349111245     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-07-0622     Document Type: Article

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