Ad libitum feeding triggers puberty onset associated with increases in arcuate Kiss1 and Pdyn expression in growth-retarded rats
Increasing evidence shows that puberty onset is largely dependent on body weight rather than chronological age. To investigate the mechanism involved in the energetic control of puberty onset, the present study examined effects of chronic food restriction during the prepubertal period and the resump...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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The Society for Reproduction and Development
2019-05-01
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| Series: | The Journal of Reproduction and Development |
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| Online Access: | https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/65/5/65_2019-048/_pdf/-char/en |