Title : Reversal of the sex difference in serum leptin levels upon cross-sex hormone administration in transsexuals.

Pub. Date : 1997 Oct

PMID : 9329351






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1 This prompted us to study prospectively the effects of cross-sex steroid hormones on serum leptin levels in 17 male to female transsexuals and 15 female to male transsexuals. Steroids leptin Homo sapiens
2 In conclusion, these results indicate that sex steroid hormones, in particular testosterone, play an important role in the regulation of serum leptin levels. Steroids leptin Homo sapiens
3 The prevailing sex steroid milieu, not genetic sex, is a significant determinant of the sex difference in serum leptin levels. Steroids leptin Homo sapiens