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Obesity is associated with increased seminal insulin and leptin alongside reduced fertility parameters in a controlled male cohort

BACKGROUND: Obesity appears to be associated with male reproductive dysfunction and infertility, although this has been inconsistent and inconclusive. Insulin and leptin are known mediators and modulators of the hypothalamus-pituitary-testes axis, contributing to the regulation of male reproductive...

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Autores principales: Leisegang, Kristian, Bouic, Patrick JD, Menkveld, Roelof, Henkel, Ralf R
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4019561/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24885899
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1477-7827-12-34