Opposing Roles of Leptin and Ghrelin in the Equine Corpus Luteum Regulation: An In Vitro Study

• Main Authors: António Galvão (Author), Angela Tramontano (Author), Maria Rosa Rebordão (Author), Ana Amaral (Author), Pedro Pinto Bravo (Author), Anna Szóstek (Author), Dariusz Skarzynski (Author), Antonio Mollo (Author), Graça Ferreira-Dias (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Metabolic hormones have been associated with reproductive function modulation. Thus, the aim of this study was: (i) to characterize the immunolocalization, mRNA and protein levels of leptin (LEP), Ghrelin (GHR) and respective receptors LEPR and Ghr-R1A, throughout luteal phase; and (ii) to evaluate...