The kisspeptin system of the human hypothalamus: Sexual dimorphism and relationship with gonadotropin-releasing hormone and neurokinin B neurons

European Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 31, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1984-1998

  Hrabovszky, E ^a   Ciofi, P ^b   Vida, B ^a   Horvath, M C ^c   Keller, E ^c   Caraty, A ^d   Bloom, S R ^e   Ghatei, M A ^e   Dhillo, W S ^e   Liposits, Z ^a,f   Kallo, I ^a,f  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

^c SEMMELWEIS UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

^d CNRS   (France)

^e HAMMERSMITH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^f PÁZMÁNY PÉTER CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Immunohistochemistry; Infundibulum; Luteinizing hormone releasing hormone; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; NEUROKININ B; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE FIBER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; ADULT; AGED; ANATOMY AND HISTOLOGY; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; METABOLISM; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; KISSPEPTINS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROKININ B; NEURONS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77953203035     PISSN: 0953816X     EISSN: 14609568     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9568.2010.07239.x     Document Type: Article

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