Cold exposure inhibits hypothalamic Kiss-1 gene expression, serum leptin concentration, and delays reproductive development in male Brandt’s vole (Lasiopodomys brandtii)

International Journal of Biometeorology

Volumn 59, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 679-691

  Zhang, Qiang ^a,b   Lin, Yi ^a,c   Zhang, Xue Ying ^a   Wang, De Hua ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (China)

^b ZUNYI NORMAL COLLEGE   (China)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CHINESE ACADEMY OF SCIENCES   (China)

Author keywords

Brandt s voles (Lasiopodomys brandtii); Cold exposure; Kiss 1; Leptin; Reproductive development

Indexed keywords

LASIOPODOMYS BRANDTII; MAMMALIA; MURIDAE; RODENTIA;

KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN;

AGING; ANIMAL; ARVICOLINAE; BLOOD; COLD; DOWN REGULATION; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; COLD TEMPERATURE; DOWN-REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; KISSPEPTINS; LEPTIN; MALE; TESTIS;

EID: 84930206187     PISSN: 00207128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00484-014-0879-4     Document Type: Article

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