Follicular fluid leptin concentrations and expression of leptin and leptin receptor in the equine ovary and in vitro-matured oocyte with reference to pubertal development and breeds

Reproduction, Fertility and Development

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 837-846

  Lange Consiglio, Anna ^a   Arrighi, Silvana ^a   Fiandanese, Nadia ^a   Pocar, Paola ^a   Aralla, Marina ^a,c   Bosi, GiamPaolo ^a   Borromeo, Vitaliano ^a   Berrini, Anna ^a   Meucci, Aurora ^a   Dell'Aquila, Maria E ^b   Cremonesi, Fausto ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c Veterinary Hospital San Michele   (Italy)

Author keywords

adiposity; mare; puberty

Indexed keywords

LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREED; CELL MATURATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FILLY; HORSE; IN VITRO STUDY; MARE; NONHUMAN; OBESITY; OOCYTE; OOCYTE CORTEX; OVARY FOLLICLE FLUID; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANIMALS; DNA PRIMERS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; FOLLICULAR FLUID; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; HORSES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LEPTIN; OOCYTES; OVARY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84880478417     PISSN: 10313613     EISSN: 14485990     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1071/RD12188     Document Type: Article

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