Projections of arcuate nucleus and rostral periventricular kisspeptin neurons in the adult female mouse brain

Endocrinology

Volumn 152, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2387-2399

  Yeo, Shel Hwa ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOROGOLD; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BRAIN NERVE CELL; CELL POPULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INNERVATION; LIMBIC CORTEX; MOUSE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE PROJECTION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; FEMALE; KISSPEPTINS; MICE; MICE, INBRED C57BL; NEURONS; THIRD VENTRICLE;

EID: 79956305733     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 00137227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2011-0164     Document Type: Article

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