Vol. 22 (6) 2001 Neuro endocrinology letters

Changes in the sensitivity of gonadotrophin axis to leptin during sexual maturation in female rats.

OBJECTIVES: The aim of the present paper was to determine the sensitivity of the GnRH-LH axis to leptin administration during sexual maturation in female rats.

METHODS: For this purpose the hypothalamic concentration of GnRH, the pituitary content and the plasmatic levels of LH were determined in prepubertal (15 .....