Noor Akhter

Regulation of leptin mRNA and protein expression in pituitary somatotropes.

Estrogen mediated cross talk between the ovary and pituitary somatotrope. Pre-ovulatory support for reproductive activity.

Anterior pituitary leptin expression changes in different reproductive states: in vitro stimulation by gonadotropin-releasing hormone.

Fasting and glucose effects on pituitary leptin expression: is leptin a local signal for nutrient status?

The somatotrope as a metabolic sensor: deletion of leptin receptors causes obesity.

Ablation of leptin signaling to somatotropes: changes in metabolic factors that cause obesity.

Ghrelin restoration of function in vitro in somatotropes from male mice lacking the Janus kinase (JAK)-binding site of the leptin receptor.

Selective deletion of leptin receptors in gonadotropes reveals activin and GnRH-binding sites as leptin targets in support of fertility.

Adipocyte versus pituitary leptin in the regulation of pituitary hormones: somatotropes develop normally in the absence of circulating leptin.

Adipocyte Versus Somatotrope Leptin: Regulation of Metabolic Functions in the Mouse.

A Sex-Dependent, Tropic Role for Leptin in the Somatotrope as a Regulator of POU1F1 and POU1F1-Dependent Hormones.

Association of Gnrhr mRNA With the Stem Cell Determinant Musashi: A Mechanism for Leptin-Mediated Modulation of GnRHR Expression.

Leptin Regulation of Gonadotrope Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptors As a Metabolic Checkpoint and Gateway to Reproductive Competence.