Value of oxytocin in modifying metabolic changes and atherosclerosis in rat model of diet-induced obesity

Background Oxytocin (OT) has effects on uterine contraction and milk ejection, but growing evidence suggests that OT plays an important role in the regulation of energy homeostasis and development of obesity. Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of OT in modifying metabolic...

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Main Authors: Maher N Ibrahim, Mohammed A Alghannam, Randa S Gomaa, Nourelhuda A Elsayed
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2017-01-01
Series:Al-Azhar Assiut Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.azmj.eg.net/article.asp?issn=1687-1693;year=2017;volume=15;issue=2;spage=78;epage=84;aulast=Ibrahim