Sexual maturation in hens is not associated with increases in serum leptin and the expression of lep

• 作 者: Yingdong Ni Jinfang Lv Shaoqin
• 机 构: KeyLaboratoryofAnimalPhysiology&,Biochemistry,AnimalScienceCollege
• 出 处: 畜牧与生物技术杂志：英文版
• 发表日期: 2013年4期
• 关键词: mRNA表达 瘦素受体 性成熟 母鸡 血清 基因表达 下丘脑 哺乳动物 Gonadatrophin Releasing hormone （GnRH） Hens
• 基金项目: supported by a grant from National Natural Science Foundation of China(Project No.30800809),the Priority Academic Program Development of Jiangsu Higher Education Institutions(PAPD)

Background: In mammals, leptin is an attractive candidate for mediating the metabolic signal and the reproductive function via the specific receptor in hypothalamus. However, till now, the role of leptin on reproduction in birds is less well established.