Vol. 21 (5) 2000 Neuro endocrinology letters

Leptin modulates the corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) action on progesterone release from cultured rat granulosa cells.

: OBJECTIVES: Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) and leptin (LEP) are two neuropeptides involved in the regulation of food intake, energy homeostasis and stress response. These neuropeptides play an important role in the regulation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis, too. It is known that leptin can affect the synthesis .....