Remarkable features of ovarian morphology and reproductive hormones in insulin-resistant Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats

• Main Authors: Manase Kengo (Author), Kitajima Yoshimitsu (Author), Henmi Hirofumi (Author), Fujimoto Takashi (Author), Baba Tsuyoshi (Author), Nagasawa Kunihiko (Author), Shimizu Ayumi (Author), Kiya Tamotsu (Author), Endo Toshiaki (Author), Honnma Hiroyuki (Author), Ishioka Shinichi (Author), Ito Eiki (Author), Saito Tsuyoshi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2010-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Zucker fatty (fa/fa) rats are a well-understood model of obesity and hyperinsulinemia. It is now thought that obesity/hyperinsulinemia is an important cause of endocrinological abnormality, but to date there have been no reports on t...