Role of leptin in the regulation of growth and carbohydrate metabolism in the ovine fetus during late gestation

Leptin is an important regulator of appetite and energy expenditure in adulthood, although its role as a nutritional signal in the control of growth and metabolism before birth is poorly understood. This study investigated the effects of leptin on growth, carbohydrate metabolism and insulin signalli...

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Main Authors: Forhead, Alison J, Lamb, Christopher A, Franko, Kathryn L, O'Connor, Deirdre M, Wooding, Peter FB, Cripps, Roselle L, Ozanne, Susan, Blache, Dominique, Shen, Qingwu W, Du, Min, Fowden, Abigail L
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Blackwell Science Inc 2008
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Integrative
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2479560/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18325979
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1113/jphysiol.2007.149237
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