title: Perspectives on leptin's role as a metabolic signal for the onset of puberty.
authors.affiliation: Department of Physiology and Biophysics, University of Washington, Seattle, USA.
authors.forename: C C
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Cheung
authors.forename: D K
authors.initials: DK
authors.lastname: Clifton
authors.forename: R A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Steiner
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000882:Haplorhini; D006801:Humans; D020738:Leptin / Q000502:physiology*; D051379:Mice; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011627:Puberty / Q000502:physiology*; D051381:Rats; D012098:Reproduction; D012741:Sexual Maturation / Q000502:physiology*
chemical_list: D020738:Leptin