Being obese has long been linked to infertility in females, but researchers may have been wrong about how the link was forged, a new study suggests.
An obese mouse fed a high-fat diet is less fertile than its lean sibling. But removing insulin receptors from the mouse’s pituitary can restore fertility, a new study shows.
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