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Possible crosstalk between leptin and prolactin during pregnancy.
Neuroscience - 14 Feb 2014
Nagaishi V S, Cardinali L I, Zampieri T T, Furigo I C, Metzger M, Donato J
Abstract excerpt
Rodents exhibit leptin resistance and high levels of prolactin/placental lactogens during pregnancy. A crosstalk between prolactin and leptin signaling has been proposed as a possible mechanism to explain the changes in energy balance during gestation. However, it remains unclear if specific neuronal populations co-express leptin and prolactin receptors. Therefore, our present study was undertaken to identify in...
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