Endocrine Abstracts

Several papers show that maternal malnutrition can affect the reproductive capability of the offspring. Leptin is an important regulator of the reproductive system, however little is known about its role in the epididymis. The goal of this study was to evaluate whether the maternal malnutrition during lactation can alter the expression of leptin and its receptors in the epididymis of rats. Six rat dams were randomly assigned to the control group (C), with free access to a stan...