Nutritional Modulation of Leptin Messenger RNA in Broiler Chickens

Three sets of experiments were conducted to investigate the nutritional modulation of leptin mRNA expression in chicken adipose tissue and liver. Chicken leptin expression in adipose tissue and liver decreased following 24 h starvation, and gradually increased on refeeding, attaining a level compar...

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Main Authors: Kan Sato, Miyako Nishida, Yukio Akiba
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Japan Poultry Science Association 2003-01-01
Series:The Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jpsa/40/1/40_1_13/_pdf/-char/en