RFRP neurons are critical gatekeepers for the photoperiodic control of reproduction

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 3, Issue DEC, 2012, Pages

  Simonneaux, Valérie ^a   Ancel, Caroline ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

GPR147; Kisspeptin; Melatonin; Rfamide peptide; RFRP 3; Seasonal reproduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84874434912     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2012.00168     Document Type: Review

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