Kisspeptin synchronizes preovulatory surges in cyclical ewes and causes ovulation in seasonally acyclic ewes

Endocrinology

Volumn 148, Issue 11, 2007, Pages 5258-5267

  Caraty, A ^a   Smith, J T ^b   Lomet, D ^a   Ben Said S ^a   Morrissey, A ^b   Cognie, J ^a   Doughton, B ^b   Baril, G ^a   Briant, C ^a   Clarke, I J ^b  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; PROGESTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CARBOXY TERMINAL SEQUENCE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARIECTOMY; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

ANIMALS; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; HUMANS; MICE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; OVULATION; OVULATION INDUCTION; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS; SHEEP;

EID: 35549000248     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2007-0554     Document Type: Article

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