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Loss of PI3K p110α in the Adipose Tissue Results in Infertility and Delayed Puberty Onset in Male Mice.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2017
Nelson Victoria L Boughton, Negrón Ariel L, Reid Inefta, Thomas Justin A, Yang Leon, Lin Richard Z, Acosta-Martínez Maricedes
Abstract excerpt
Deletion of PI3K catalytic subunit p110α in adipose tissue (aP2-Cre/p110αflx/flx, α-/- hereafter) results in increased adiposity, glucose intolerance, and liver steatosis. Because this endocrine organ releases hormones like leptin, which are important in reproductive physiology, we investigated the reproductive phenotype of α-/- males. Compared to controls, α-/- males displayed delayed onset of puberty...
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