Adiponectin Expression in the Porcine Ovary during the Oestrous Cycle and Its Effect on Ovarian Steroidogenesis

Adiponectin is an adipose-secreted hormone that regulates energy homeostasis and is also involved in the control of the reproductive system. The goal of the present study was to investigate changes in adiponectin gene and protein expression in porcine ovarian structures during the oestrous cycle and...

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Main Authors: Anna Maleszka, Nina Smolinska, Anna Nitkiewicz, Marta Kiezun, Katarzyna Chojnowska, Kamil Dobrzyn, Hubert Szwaczek, Tadeusz Kaminski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2014-01-01
Series:International Journal of Endocrinology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2014/957076