Androgen receptor antagonism and an insulin sensitizer block the advancement of vaginal opening by high-fat diet in mice

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 81, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1093-1098

  Brill, Diana S ^a   Moenter, Suzanne M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Androgen receptor; Androgens; High fat diet; Hypothalamus; Insulin; Metabolism; Neuroendocrine; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; FLUTAMIDE; METFORMIN; ANDROGEN RECEPTOR; ANTIANDROGEN; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; FATTY ACID; INSULIN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANDROGEN SYNTHESIS; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; LIPID DIET; LOW FAT DIET; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; VAGINA OPENING; WEANING; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; C57BL MOUSE; DRUG EFFECT; FAT INTAKE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; MUS; RODENTIA;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANDROGEN ANTAGONISTS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIET, FAT-RESTRICTED; DIETARY FATS; FATTY ACIDS, NONESTERIFIED; FEMALE; FLUTAMIDE; HYPOGLYCEMIC AGENTS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METFORMIN; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; RECEPTORS, ANDROGEN; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 73949110359     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: 15297268     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod.109.079301     Document Type: Article

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