Kisspeptin/metastin: A key molecule controlling two modes of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone/luteinising hormone release in female rats

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 299-304

  Uenoyama, Y ^a   Tsukamura, H ^a   Maeda, Kei Ichiro ^a  

^a NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GnRH; Kisspeptin; Oestrogen feedback action; Pulse; Surge

Indexed keywords

ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN;

APOPTOSIS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONFERENCE PAPER; ESTRUS CYCLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY FOLLICLE DEVELOPMENT; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; RAT; RODENT; STEROIDOGENESIS;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MIDLINE THALAMIC NUCLEI; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEURONS; OVARY; OVULATION; PERIODICITY; PROTEINS; RATS;

EID: 63549098081     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01853.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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