Developmental Changes in Hypothalamic Kiss1 Expression during Activation of the Pulsatile Release of Luteinising Hormone in Maturing Ewe Lambs

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 815-822

  Redmond, J S ^a   Baez Sandoval, G M ^a,d   Spell, K M ^a   Spencer, T E ^a   Lents, C A ^b   Williams, G L ^a,c   Amstalden, M ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b U S MEAT ANIMAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d Faculty of Engineering   (Colombia)

Author keywords

GnRH; Kisspeptin; LH; Neuropeptides; Puberty

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; NEUROPEPTIDE; PROTEIN KISS1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CELL DENSITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EWE; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MATURATION; NONHUMAN; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; OVARIECTOMY; PREOPTIC AREA; PUBERTY; SHEEP, DOMESTIC;

EID: 80051572872     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2011.02177.x     Document Type: Article

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