Gonadotrophin-Releasing Hormone Release into the Hypophyseal Portal Blood of the Ewe Mirrors Both Pulsatile and Continuous Intravenous Infusion of Kisspeptin: An Insight into Kisspeptin's Mechanism of Action

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 537-546

  Caraty, A ^a   Lomet, D ^a   Sebert M E ^a   Guillaume, D ^a   Beltramo, M ^a   Evans, N P ^b  

^a UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GnRH; Hypophyseal portal blood; Kisspeptin; LH; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN 10; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ARTICLE; CONTINUOUS INFUSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DESENSITIZATION; DOSAGE SCHEDULE COMPARISON; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG BLOOD LEVEL; DRUG CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; DRUG DOSE COMPARISON; DRUG EFFICACY; EWE; FEMALE; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RESPONSE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE;

ADMINISTRATION, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; PITUITARY GLAND; SHEEP;

EID: 84878347634     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12030     Document Type: Article

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