Gonadal and nongonadal regulation of sex differences in hypothalamic kiss1 neurones

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 682-691

  Kauffman, A S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Development; Hormone; Kiss1; Kisspeptin; Sex differences; Sexual differentiation

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; 4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID RECEPTOR; ALPHA FETOPROTEIN; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR; ESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; TESTOSTERONE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL POPULATION; COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; FERTILITY; FUNCTIONAL MORPHOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; NERVE CELL MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; NERVE TRACT; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RODENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; SEXUAL MATURATION; SYNAPSE; AGE; ANIMAL; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

AGE FACTORS; ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NEURONS; REPRODUCTION; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77954148181     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02030.x     Document Type: Review

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