Excess of leptin inhibits hypothalamic KiSS-1 expression in pubertal mice

Korean Journal of Pediatrics

Volumn 55, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 387-393

  Ahn, Sung Yeon ^a   Yang, Sei Won ^b   Lee, Hee Jae ^a   Byun, Jong Seon ^a   Om, Ji Yeon ^a   Shin, Choong Ho ^b  

^a Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; KiSS 1; Leptin; Luteinizing hormone; Puberty

Indexed keywords

CETRORELIX; ESTRADIOL; GLYCERALDEHYDE 3 PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE; GONADORELIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; METASTIN; SODIUM CHLORIDE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BRAIN VENTRICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYPOTHALAMUS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PREPUBERTY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY;

EID: 84866508175     PISSN: 17381061     EISSN: 20927258     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3345/kjp.2012.55.9.387     Document Type: Article

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