Early onset of reproductive function in female rats treated with a high-fat diet

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 75, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 523-526

  Fungfuang, Wirasak ^a,b   Nakao, Nobuhiko ^b   Nakada, Tomoaki ^b   Yokosuka, Makoto ^b   Saito, Toru R ^b  

^a KASETSART UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b NIPPON VETERINARY AND LIFE SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adiponectin; Female rats; High fat diet; Leptin; Leptin mRNA

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; CHEMISTRY; EATING; FAT INTAKE; FEMALE; GENETICS; METABOLISM; NOTE; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WISTAR RAT;

ADIPONECTIN; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; DIETARY FATS; EATING; FEMALE; LEPTIN; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 84877108745     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.12-0276     Document Type: Note

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