Evening Primrose Oil Ameliorates Hyperleptinemia and Reproductive Hormone Disturbances in Obese Female Rats: Impact on Estrus Cyclicity

Evening Primrose Oil Ameliorates Hyperleptinemia and Reproductive Hormone Disturbances in Obese Female Rats: Impact on Estrus Cyclicity

Obesity is a public health burden disturbing all body functions and reproductive hormones. As obesity increases among females, there will be a rising challenge to physicians in care from fertility problems. Evening primrose oil (EPR oil) contains essential fatty acids including omega-6 linoleic acid...

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Main Authors: Hebatallah H. Atteia, Sharifa Alzahrani, Nagla A. El-Sherbeeny, Amal M. Youssef, Noha E. Farag, Eman T. Mehanna, Reda Elhawary, Gehan A. Ibrahim, Amr Elmistekawy, Sawsan A. Zaitone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
Subjects:
dietary obese female rats
estrus cyclicity
evening primrose oil
hyperleptinemia
reproductive hormone disturbances
insulin resistance
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00942/full

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