Leptin regulates gonadotropins and steroid receptors in the rats ovary

The leptin hormone is important to satiety and an important link between the nutritional status and reproductive processes. Owing to the contradictory effects of leptin on the ovary and the failure to clarify the precise mechanism by which leptin affects the ovary, our aim was to contribute to evalu...

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Main Authors: Fernanda Silveira Cavalcante, Verónica Aiceles, Cristiane da Fonte Ramos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Arán Ediciones, S. L. 2013-02-01
Series:Nutrición Hospitalaria
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Online Access:http://scielo.isciii.es/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0212-16112013000100022&lng=en&tlng=en