Leptin receptor null mice with reexpression of LepR in GnRHR expressing cells display elevated FSH levels but remain in a prepubertal state

American Journal of Physiology - Regulatory Integrative and Comparative Physiology

Volumn 310, Issue 11, 2016, Pages R1258-R1266

  Allen, Susan J ^a   Garcia Galiano, David ^a   Borges, Beatriz C ^a   Burger, Laura L ^a   Boehm, Ulrich ^b   Elias, Carol F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b SAARLAND UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Gonadotropes; HPG axis; Obesity; Puberty; Sexual maturation

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; ENHANCED GREEN FLUORESCENT PROTEIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; STAT3 PROTEIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FEMALE FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTERNAL RIBOSOME ENTRY SITE; MALE; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN PHOSPHORYLATION; REPORTER GENE; THECA CELL; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL CULTURE; FERTILITY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY;

ANIMALS; CELLS, CULTURED; FERTILITY; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; MICE; MICE, KNOCKOUT; PUBERTY; RECEPTORS, LEPTIN; RECEPTORS, LHRH;

EID: 84984824877     PISSN: 03636119     EISSN: 15221490     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpregu.00529.2015     Document Type: Article

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