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Inhibition of ghrelin signaling improves the reproductive phenotype of male ob/ob mouse.
Fertility and sterility - 1 Mar 2013
Zhu Chu-Chao, Zhang Hua, Zhang Jin-Shan, Li Zhen, Zhao Jie, Li Wei, Zhang Yuan-Qiang
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OBJECTIVE: To investigate whether ghrelin signaling is involved in the pathogenesis of male factor infertility induced by leptin deficiency. DESIGN: Experimental study. SETTING: University academic medical center. ANIMAL(S): Ten-week-old C57BL/6J mice and ob/ob mice. INTERVENTION(S): Western blotting, (quantitative) reverse transcription-polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR), immunohistochemistry, and in situ end...
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