Endocrine Abstracts

The goal of this study was to determine whether galanin affects the mean plasma concentrations of metabolic parameters such as thyroxine (T4), triiodothyronine (T3), growth hormone (GH), insulin, glucagon, glucose, fatty acid and urea in the camels fed different energy content in diets. Twenty four camels were randomly divided into three main groups. Animals of all groups were fed either 25, 50 or 100% energy content in diet for 30 days. After 30 days, camels were received dai...

Orexin-A are newly described family of orexigenic hypothalamic neuropeptides. The distribution of orexin immunoreactive fibers overlaps with the LHRH neuronal system in the septo-preoptic area and the arcuate nucleus-median eminence region. However, the actual role of the orexinergic system in the timing of puberty onset remains unexplored. The aim of the present study was to assess, in immature female and male rats, the effect of the orexinergic system on the reproductive axi...