Kisspeptin: A novel role in the regulation of reproductive function

Drug News and Perspectives

Volumn 22, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 573-578

  Nijher, Gurjinder K ^a,b   Dhillo, Waljit S ^a   Bloom, Stephen R ^a  

^a HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54 AGONIST; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; KISSPEPTIN; KISSPEPTIN 10; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; NEW DRUG; SEX HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMENORRHEA; CLINICAL TRIAL; DELAYED PUBERTY; DRUG RECEPTOR BINDING; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GENE MUTATION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RECEPTOR INTERACTION; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PREGNANCY; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; PUBERTY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; REPRODUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77949497543     PISSN: 02140934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1358/dnp.2009.22.10.1443390     Document Type: Review

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