Arcuate kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) neurons mediate the estrogen suppression of gonadotropin secretion and body weight

Endocrinology

Volumn 153, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 2800-2812

  Mittelman Smith, Melinda A ^a   Williams, Hemalini ^a   Krajewski Hall, Sally J ^a   Lai, Josephine ^a   Ciofi, Philippe ^a   McMullen, Nathaniel T ^a   Rance, Naomi E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROKININ 3 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ B;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; CELL FUNCTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; KISSPEPTIN NEUROKININ B DYNORPHIN NERVE CELL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; WEIGHT CONTROL;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BODY WEIGHT; DYNORPHINS; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; FEMALE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOTOXINS; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROKININ B; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; OVARIECTOMY; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RATS; RATS, SPRAGUE-DAWLEY; RIBOSOME INACTIVATING PROTEINS, TYPE 1;

EID: 84861303041     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/en.2012-1045     Document Type: Article

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