Circannual leptin and ghrelin levels of
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Mustonen, Anne-Mari ;Pyykönen, Teija ;Asikainen, Juha ;Hänninen, Sari ;Mononen,
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Article
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2004
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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The aim of the study was to investigate the circannual rhythms of leptin and ghrelin in the blue fox, a variant of the endangered arctic fox, in relation to its seasonal cycles of body mass, adiposity and food intake. The effects of long-term fasting and exogenous melatonin treatment on these weight