Characterisation of arcuate nucleus kisspeptin/neurokinin B neuronal projections and regulation during lactation in the rat

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 52-64

  True, Cadence ^a   Kirigiti, Melissa ^a   Ciofi, Philippe ^b,c   Grove, Kevin L ^a   Smith, M Susan ^a  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b INSTITUT FRANÇOIS MAGENDIE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BORDEAUX   (France)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Kisspeptin; Lactation; Neurokinin B

Indexed keywords

BRAIN PROTEIN; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROKININ B;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LACTATION; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NERVE CELL; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; KISSPEPTINS; LACTATION; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEUROKININ B; NEURONS; PROTEINS; RATS; RATS, WISTAR;

EID: 78650118707     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2010.02076.x     Document Type: Article

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