Regulation of Leptin by Sexual Maturation and Energy Status in Male Atlantic Salmon (Salmo salar L.) Parr
Leptin is a peripheral adiposity signal and a key hormone in energy balance regulation in mammals, acting as a link between nutritional status and the endocrine reproductive axis. If this is also the role of leptin in fish is not fully understood. This thesis investigates how different components of...
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| Format: | Doctoral Thesis |
| Language: | English |
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Uppsala universitet, Jämförande fysiologi
2014
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| Online Access: | http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-223462 http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:isbn:978-91-554-8956-4 |