Leptin as a nutritional signal regulating appetite and reproductive processes in seasonally- breeding ruminants

Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology

Volumn 59, Issue SUPPL. 9, 2008, Pages 7-18

  Zieba, D A ^a   Szczesna, M ^a   Klocek Gorka, B ^a   Williams, G L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE IN KRAKOW   (Poland)

^b TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRH; Leptin; Leptin resistance; LH; Seasonality; Sheep

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

APPETITE; BIOLOGY; BODY WEIGHT; BOVIDS; BREEDING; CONFERENCE PAPER; FOOD INTAKE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SIGNAL PROCESSING; ANIMAL; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; MALE; METABOLISM; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEASON; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; APPETITE REGULATION; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEPTIN; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 64049083162     PISSN: 08675910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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