Kisspeptin-10 is a potent stimulator of LH and increases pulse frequency in men

Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 96, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  George, Jyothis T ^a   Veldhuis, J D ^c   Roseweir, A K ^a   Newton, C L ^a   Faccenda, E ^a   Millar, R P ^a,d,e   Anderson, R A ^a,b  

^a MRC Reproductive Biology Unit   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c MAYO CLINIC   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHORNO PCA; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN 10; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; TESTOSTERONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BOLUS INJECTION; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG MEGADOSE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; VOLUNTEER;

ADULT; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; TACHYPHYLAXIS; TESTOSTERONE; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 79961243916     PISSN: 0021972X     EISSN: 19457197     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2011-0089     Document Type: Article

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