Deciphering puberty: Novel partners, novel mechanisms

European Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 167, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 733-747

  Tena Sempere, Manuel ^a,b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; MESSENGER RNA; METASTIN; MICRORNA; NESFATIN 1; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; EPIGENETICS; GENE MUTATION; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPERGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMIC PARAVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; KISS1 GENE; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLIC REGULATION; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PUBERTY; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SATIETY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALS; HUMANS; KISSPEPTINS; LEPTIN; NEUROKININ B; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; PUBERTY;

EID: 84869061758     PISSN: 08044643     EISSN: 1479683X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1530/EJE-12-0669     Document Type: Review

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