Physiological Mechanisms for the Metabolic Control of Reproduction

Knobil and Neill's Physiology of Reproduction: Two-Volume Set

Volumn 2, Issue , 2015, Pages 1605-1636

  Tena Sempere, Manuel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ghrelin; GnRH; Insulin; Kiss1; Kisspeptins; Leptin; Metabolism; Obesity; Puberty; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84942918803     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B978-0-12-397175-3.00035-1     Document Type: Chapter

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