Effect of Gonadal Sex Steriods On Serum Leptin Level of Both Adult Male and Femal Rats

(Wafaa Mohamed and Badria Shazam)

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Abstract

The present study was undertaken to evaluate the influence of gonadectomy and sex steriods (estradiol and testosterone) on serum leptin. A total number of 96 adult white albino rats of both sexes were used in this study. The animals were divided into three groups. The first group was served as control , The second group was the gonadectomized , while the third one was gonadectomized and treated with gonadal sex hormones ( estradiol and testosterone ).
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