A comparison of the neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying the initiation of the preovulatory LH surge in the human, Old World monkey and rodent

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 33, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 160-168

  Plant, Tony M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol positive feedback; GnRH pulse generator; Higher primate; KISS1 KISS1R; Kisspeptin; KNDy neurons; Menstrual cycle; Neurokinin B; Preovulatory LH surge

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN;

CERCOPITHECIDAE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS FUNCTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIMATE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REVIEW; RODENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECIDAE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; RODENTIA; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84862313524     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2012.02.002     Document Type: Review

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