›› 2011, Vol. 38 ›› Issue (10): 125-129.

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The Role of Regulation of Leptin on the Puberty Onset in Animals

XIAO Yong, FAN Zhi-yong, LI Yu-lian, CHEN Yong-hui, WU Xiao-song, HE Jian-hua   

  1. Engineering Research for Feed Safety and Efficient Utilization of Ministry Education, Institute of Animal Nutrition,Hunan Agricultural University,Changsha 410128, China
  • Received:2011-01-10 Revised:1900-01-01 Online:2011-10-20 Published:2011-10-20

Abstract: Leptin,a protein secreted by adipocytes,having an important regulatory role on puberty of animal. This paper systematically introduced the regulation of Leptin on puberty,focusing on the hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis and its related hormones.

Key words: puberty; Leptin; hypothalamus-pituitary-ovarian axis

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