Cross-talk between metabolism and reproduction: The role of POMC and SF1 neurons

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue JAN, 2012, Pages

  Xu, Yong ^a   Faulkner, Latrice D ^b   Hill, Jennifer W ^b  

^a BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MEDICAL COLLEGE OF OHIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Energy homeostasis; Hypothalamus; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874376748     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2011.00098     Document Type: Review

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