Leptin in the canine uterus and placenta: possible implications in pregnancy.

CONCLUSIONS: Lep and LepR are differentially expressed in the canine uterus and placenta during pregnancy, and their presence in various cell types indicates paracrine/autocrine roles. The Lep signaling system may be one of the pathways involved in feto-maternal cross-talk, implantation and maintenance of pregnancy, and may have a regulatory role around parturition.
PMID: 25778479 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Reproductive Biology - March 19, 2015 Category: Reproduction Medicine Authors: Balogh O, Staub LP, Gram A, Boos A, Kowalewski MP, Reichler IM Tags: Reprod Biol Endocrinol Source Type: research