The Effect of Leptin on the Onset of Puberty in Normal Prebupertal Female Albino Rats
ABSTRACT BACKGROUND: Many studies have focused on leptin, the product of the LEP (ob) gene, searching for a possible link between energy balance and reproduction. OBJECTIVE: Investigating the effect of daily leptin injection on prepubertal female rats and the possible mechanisms by which leptin can affect reproductive axis. MATERIALS AND METHOD: This study was applied on eighty female albino rats ... إقراء المزيد