Neuroendocrine mechanisms controlling female puberty: New approaches, new concepts

International Journal of Andrology

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 256-263

  Ojeda, Sergio R ^a,e   Roth, Christian ^a,b   Mungenast, Alison ^a   Heger, Sabine ^a,c   Mastronardi, Claudio ^a   Parent, Anne Simone ^a   Lomniczi, Alejandro ^a   Jung, Heike ^a,d   Hogberg J ^e  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

^d LILLY DEUTSCHLAND GMBH   (Germany)

^e Oregon Health and Science University ^*

Author keywords

Astroglial cells; Glial neuronal communication; Growth factors; Hypothalamus; Onset of puberty; Sexual development

Indexed keywords

EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR; EPIDERMAL GROWTH FACTOR RECEPTOR 4; EXCITATORY AMINO ACID; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH FACTOR; NEU DIFFERENTIATION FACTOR; THYROID TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR 1; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR ALPHA;

CELL COMMUNICATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GLIA CELL; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HIGH THROUGHPUT SCREENING; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MAMMAL; NERVE CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SYNAPTIC TRANSMISSION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; ASTROCYTES; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; NEUROGLIA; NEURONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PUBERTY; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 33645238087     PISSN: 01056263     EISSN: 13652605     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2605.2005.00619.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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