Desensitization of gonadotropin responses to kisspeptin in the female rat: Analyses of LH and FSH secretion at different developmental and metabolic states

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 294, Issue 6, 2008, Pages

  Roa, J ^a,c   Vigo, E ^d   Garcia Galiano D ^a,c   Castellano, J M ^a,c   Navarro, V M ^a,c   Pineda, R ^a,c   Dieguez C ^b,c   Aguilar, E ^a,c   Pinilla, L ^a,c   Tena Sempere, M ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SANTIAGO DE COMPOSTELA   (Spain)

^c INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^d Univ of Córdoba ^*

Author keywords

Constant infusion; Fasting; Follicle stimulating hormone; G protein coupled receptor 54; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; KiSS 1; Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Puberty

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; KISSPEPTIN 10; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; KISSPEPTIN-10; OLIGOPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIET RESTRICTION; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALNUTRITION; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; AGE; ANIMAL; BODY WEIGHT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG EFFECT; EATING; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION; SEXUAL MATURATION; WISTAR RAT;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; EATING; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OLIGOPEPTIDES; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 47549101608     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.90240.2008     Document Type: Article

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