Leptin and reproductive function

Biochimie

Volumn 94, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 2075-2081

  Hausman, Gary J ^a   Barb, C Richard ^a   Lents, Clay A ^b  

^a RUSSELL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue; Kisspeptin; Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Ovary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDE Y2 RECEPTOR;

ADIPOCYTE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTROGEN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEOMICS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LEPTIN; OVARY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84866058001     PISSN: 03009084     EISSN: 61831638     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biochi.2012.02.022     Document Type: Review

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