Chronic Administration of Leptin into the Lateral Ventricle Induces Sexual Maturation in Severely Food‐restricted Female Rats
- 1 August 1998
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Neuroendocrinology
- Vol. 10 (8) , 627-633
- https://doi.org/10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00247.x
Abstract
In many species, delayed sexual maturation occurs when metabolic conditions are not satisfactory. Recently, leptin was shown to be involved in the regulation of food intake and body mass. Furthermore...Keywords
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