GM-CSF is not essential for optimal fertility or for weight control

Cytokine

Volumn 57, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 30-31

  Hamilton, John A ^a   Davis, Jennifer ^a   Pobjoy, Jarrad ^a   Cook, Andrew D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Fertility; GM CSF; Weight control

Indexed keywords

GRANULOCYTE MACROPHAGE COLONY STIMULATING FACTOR;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; LITTER SIZE; LOW FAT DIET; MALE; MOUSE; NEWBORN MORTALITY; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WEIGHT CONTROL; WEIGHT GAIN;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BODY WEIGHT; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GRANULOCYTE-MACROPHAGE COLONY-STIMULATING FACTOR; LITTER SIZE; MALE; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; OBESITY; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS;

MUS;

EID: 84155172371     PISSN: 10434666     EISSN: 10960023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2011.10.021     Document Type: Article

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