New insights into the control of pulsatile GnRH release: The role of Kiss1/neurokinin B neurons

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Navarro, Víctor M ^a,b,c,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^b Instituto de Salud Carlos III   (Spain)

^c Hospital Universitario Reina Sofia   (Spain)

^d BRIGHAM AND WOMEN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Estradiol; GnRH; Kisspeptin; KNDy; Neurokinin B

Indexed keywords

EID: 84871926938     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00048     Document Type: Review

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