Kisspeptins and the neuroendocrine control of reproduction

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Volumn 3 S, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 267-275

  Navarro, Victor M ^a,b,c,d   Tena Sempere, Manuel ^b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^d Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

Author keywords

Estrogens; GnRH; Hypothalamus; Kisspeptin; NKB; Review

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN A; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN DERIVATIVE; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ B; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; SEX HORMONE; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS; DYNORPHIN; KISS1 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

AMYGDALOID NUCLEUS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; DORSAL COCHLEAR NUCLEUS; ESTROGEN RESPONSIVE ELEMENT; HORMONE RESPONSE; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE ENDING; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; POSTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; PREOPTIC AREA; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PROTEIN SECRETION; REPRODUCTION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRIA TERMINALIS; ANIMAL; METABOLISM; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

RODENTIA;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; DYNORPHINS; GONADAL STEROID HORMONES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; NEUROKININ B; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; REPRODUCTION; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 79955949750     PISSN: 19450516     EISSN: 19450524     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2741/s150     Document Type: Article

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