Leptin as a reproductive hormone

Reproductive Endocrinology: A Molecular Approach

Volumn , Issue , 2009, Pages 215-227

  Henson, Michael C ^a   Castracane, V Daniel ^a  

^a TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY HEALTH SCIENCES CENTER   (United States)

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DOI: 10.1007/978-0-387-88186-7_19     Document Type: Chapter

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