Estrogenic regulation of the GnRH neuron

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue APR, 2012, Pages

  Radovick, Sally ^a   Levine, Jon E ^b   Wolfe, Andrew ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate; Avpv; Estrogen receptor; Feedback; Gnrh; Gpr54; Kisspeptin; Progesterone receptor

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874401203     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00052     Document Type: Review

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