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Effects of estradiol and FSH on leptin levels in women with suppressed pituitary

BACKGROUND: Female fertility depends on adequate nutrition and energy reserves, suggesting a correlation between the metabolic reserve and reproductive capacity. Leptin regulates body weight and energy homeostasis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether estradiol or FSH alone has a direct...

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Autores principales: Geber, Selmo, Brandão, Augusto HF, Sampaio, Marcos
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3495667/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22703959
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-10-45