The role of Kisspeptin signaling in reproduction

Physiology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 207-217

  De Tassigny, Xavier D'Anglemont ^a   Colledge, William Henry ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; KISS1 PROTEIN, RAT; PROTEIN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG POTENTIATION; GENETICS; HUMAN; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; RAT; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NEURONS; PROTEINS; RATS; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 77955574744     PISSN: 15489213     EISSN: 15489221     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/physiol.00009.2010     Document Type: Review

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