Implications of leptin in neuroendocrine regulation of male reproduction

Reproductive Biology

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 1-14

  Landry, David ^a   Cloutier, Frank ^a   Martin, Luc J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONCTON   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adipokines; HPG axis; Leptin; Leydig cells; Spermatogenesis; Steroidogenesis; Testis; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879871219     PISSN: 1642431X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.repbio.2012.12.001     Document Type: Review

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