Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 240-245 , May 2010

Fetal Malnutrition Affects Hypothalamic Leptin Receptor Expression After Birth in Male Mice

  • Leticia Manuel-Apolinar

      Affiliations

    • Endocrine Research Unit, Centro Medico Nacional, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico
    • Corresponding Author InformationAddress reprint requests to: Leticia Manuel-Apolinar, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Unidad de Investigación Médica en Endocrinología, Cuauhtemoc #330, Col. Doctores, Mexico, D.F., Mexico
    • ,
  • Arturo Zarate

      Affiliations

    • Endocrine Research Unit, Centro Medico Nacional, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico
    • ,
  • Luisa Rocha

      Affiliations

    • Department of Pharmacobiology, CINVESTAV-IPN, Mexico City, Mexico
    • ,
  • Marcelino Hernández

      Affiliations

    • Endocrine Research Unit, Centro Medico Nacional, Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social (IMSS), Mexico City, Mexico

Received 23 March 2010 ,Accepted 9 June 2010.

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PII: S0188-4409(10)00144-X

doi: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2010.06.002

Archives of Medical Research
Volume 41, Issue 4 , Pages 240-245 , May 2010

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