Leptin associations with age, weight, and sex among chimpanzees (Pan troglodytes)

Journal of Medical Primatology

Volumn 39, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 347-355

  Bribiescas, Richard G ^a   Anestis, Stephanie F ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Endocrinology; Great apes; Hormones; Primates

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN;

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULTHOOD; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PAN TROGLODYTES; PHYSICAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL MATURATION; WEIGHT GAIN;

AGING; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; LEPTIN; MALE; PAN TROGLODYTES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

HOMINIDAE; PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES; PRIMATES;

EID: 77956246263     PISSN: 00472565     EISSN: 16000684     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0684.2010.00419.x     Document Type: Article

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