Neurobiological mechanisms underlying kisspeptin activation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons at puberty

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 45-50

  Clarkson, Jenny ^a   Han, Seong Kyu ^b   Liu, Xinhuai ^a   Lee, Kiho ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b Chonbuk National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Estradiol; GnRH; GPR54; Kisspeptin; Puberty

Indexed keywords

G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; ESTRADIOL BLOOD LEVEL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POSTNATAL DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; ANIMAL; BRAIN; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; NEURONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77953914954     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.01.026     Document Type: Review

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