Leptin and Reproduction
Kluwer Academic/Plenum Publishers (Verlag)
978-0-306-47488-0 (ISBN)
I Introduction.- 1 Leptin: From Satiety Signal to Reproductive Regulator.- II General Reproductive Function.- 2 Neuroendocrine Regulation of Leptin Secretion and Its Role in Nitric Oxide Secretion.- 3 Endocrine Regulation of Leptin Production.- 4 Regulation and Roles of Leptin during the Menstrual Cycle and in Menopause.- 5 Impact of Leptin on Ovarian Folliculogenesis and Assisted Reproduction.- 6 The Effect of Leptin on Ovarian Steroidogenesis.- 7 Regulation of Leptin and Leptin Receptor in the Human Uterus: Possible Roles in Implantation and Uterine Pathology.- 8 Leptin and Reproduction in the Male.- III Puberty.- 9 Leptin and Pubertal Development in Higher Primates.- 10 Leptin and Pubertal Development in Humans.- 11 Integration of Leptin with Other Signals Regulating the Timing of Puberty: Lessons Learned from the Sheep Model.- IV Pregnancy.- 12 Leptin and Fetal Growth and Development.- 13 Leptin in the Placenta.- 14 Leptin in Rodent Pregnancy.- 15 Leptin in Primate Pregnancy.- V Genetics.- 16 Genetics and Physiology Link Leptin to the Reproductive System.- 17 Leptin and the Onset of Puberty: Insights from Rodent and Human Genetics.- VI Clinical Challenges.- 18 Does Leptin Play a Role in Preeclampsia?.- 19 Leptin and Hypothalamic Amenorrhea.- 20 The Role of Leptin in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome.
Zusatzinfo | XX, 352 p. |
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Verlagsort | New York |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 178 x 254 mm |
Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Gynäkologie / Geburtshilfe |
Medizin / Pharmazie ► Medizinische Fachgebiete ► Neurologie | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Evolution | |
Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Zoologie | |
ISBN-10 | 0-306-47488-3 / 0306474883 |
ISBN-13 | 978-0-306-47488-0 / 9780306474880 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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