Beyond leptin: emerging candidates for the integration of metabolic and reproductive function during negative energy balance

Reproductive status is tightly coupled to metabolic state in females, and ovarian cycling in mammals is halted when energy output exceeds energy input, a metabolic condition known as negative energy balance. This inhibition of reproductive function during negative energy balance occurs due to suppr...

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Main Authors: Cadence eTrue, Kevin eGrove, M Susan eSmith
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2011.00053/full