The effects of kisspeptin in human reproductive function - therapeutic Implications

Current Drug Targets

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 365-371

  Ratnasabapathy, Risheka ^a   Dhillo, Waljit S ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

FSH; GnRH; Infertility; Kisspeptin; LH; Menstrual; Puberty; Reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ASPARTIC ACID; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; HISTIDINE; KISSPEPTIN; KISSPEPTIN 10; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; NEUROKININ B; TESTOSTERONE;

AMENORRHEA; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; DRUG DOSE INCREASE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE MUTATION; HUMAN; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMIC AMENORRHEA; INFERTILITY; LOW DRUG DOSE; MENSTRUAL CYCLE; NONHUMAN; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENTIATION DISORDER; SIDE EFFECT; TACHYPHYLAXIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84876714933     PISSN: 13894501     EISSN: 18735592     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2174/1389450111314030008     Document Type: Review

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