ea0032p337 | Developmental Endocrinology | ECE2013
Naseem Afzaal Ahmed
, Afzal Nadia
, Younas Ayesha
, Saqlain Muhammad
, Fatima Midhat
, Aslam Shaista
, Qayyum Mazhar
, Rizvi S S R
Leptin, a key metabolic signal controlling both energy intake and energy reserves, informs the brain about energy stores of the body to initiate reproductive processes at puberty. Thyroid hormones are important determinant of overall energy expenditure, basal metabolic rate and thermogenesis. The present study examined the relationship between leptin and thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) in boys (n=540) between the age of 1 and 20 years. B...