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Regulatory roles of leptin in reproduction and metabolism: a comparative review.
Domestic animal endocrinology - 1 Jul 2005
Zieba D A, Amstalden M, Williams G L
Abstract excerpt
Leptin plays an important role in signaling nutritional status to the central reproductive axis of mammals and appears to be at least a permissive factor in the initiation of puberty. The expression and secretion of leptin are correlated with body fat mass and are acutely affected by changes in f...
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