Table 2.

Gonadotropin mRNA levels in the pituitary

	Sex	CoVh	CoLept	MDVh	MDLept
βFSH	M	100 ± 35.2	47.5 ± 11.7	67.7 ± 9.1	210.9 ± 74.0
	F	13.4 ± 4.9a	11.4 ± 5.0a	13.0 ± 6.7a	4.7 ± 0.8a
βLH	M	100 ± 34.2	82.2 ± 20.0	76.3 ± 8.0	170.8 ± 70.2
	F	86.7 ± 41.2	138.2 ± 50.4	69.4 ± 13.8	80.7 ± 9.2

Data are expressed as mean ± SEM and normalized to control (Co) values. Control and maternal deprivation (MD) male (M) and female (F) rats with leptin treatment (Lept) or vehicle (Vh) from postnatal day (PND) 9 to PND13. n = 5–6 per experimental group

^aMain effect of sex; three-way ANOVA