Direct pituitary effects of kisspeptin: Activation of gonadotrophs and somatotrophs and stimulation of luteinising hormone and growth hormone secretion

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 19, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 521-530

  Gutierrez pascual E ^a   Martinez fuentes A J ^a   Pinilla, L ^a   Tena Sempere, M ^a   Malagon M M ^a   Castaño, Justo P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Ca2+; GH; Gonadotrophs; GPR54; KiSS; LH; Pituitary; Somatotrophs

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM ION; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; KISSPEPTIN; KISSPEPTIN 10; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; AUTOCRINE EFFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOSOL; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IN VITRO STUDY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; RAT; WISTAR RAT; ANIMAL; DRUG EFFECT; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYPOPHYSIS; SECRETION;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; GROWTH HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 34547436268     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01558.x     Document Type: Article

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