Sildenafil ameliorates leptin resistance and normalizes lipid handling in the hypothalamic and adipose tissues of testosterone-exposed pregnant rats
Leptin and hypothalamic-adipose lipid handling are relevant in determining the shift of metabolic activities. There are scanty findings connecting glucose dysregulation as a result of hyperandrogenism during gestation to hypothalamic-adipose axis and leptin resistance. Sildenafil has recently gained...
Main Authors: | Emmanuel Damilare Areola, Isaiah Woru Sabinari, Taofeek Olumayowa Usman, Faith Ifeoluwa Abayomi, Onyeka Onyezia, Bisola Onaolapo, Phebe Oluwaseun Adetokunbo, Olympus Oyewole Adebanjo, Funmilayo Rebecca Oladipupo, Lawrence Aderemi Olatunji |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2021-07-01
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Series: | Heliyon |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405844021016777 |
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