Distribution of kisspeptin neurones in the adult female mouse brain

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 673-682

  Clarkson, J ^a   d'Anglemont de Tassigny, X ^b   Colledge, W H ^b   Caraty, A ^c   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; AVPV; Dorsomedial nucleus; Immunocytochemistry; Kisspeptin; Mouse; RP3V

Indexed keywords

KISSPEPTIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN FORNIX; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LOCUS CERULEUS; MOUSE; NERVE FIBER; NONHUMAN; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; STRIA TERMINALIS; THALAMUS MIDLINE NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; PROTEINS; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 67650721186     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01892.x     Document Type: Article

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