Cellular mechanisms and integrative timing of neuroendocrine control of GnRH secretion by kisspeptin

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 382, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 387-399

  Beltramo, Massimiliano ^a   Dardente, Hugues ^a   Cayla, Xavier ^a   Caraty, Alain ^a  

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

Author keywords

GnRH; Intracellular signaling; Kisspeptin; Ovulatory surge; RFRP3; Seasonal breading

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISS1R PROTEIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE RECEPTOR; RFRP3 PROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BRAIN NERVE CELL; BREEDING; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PORTAL VEIN BLOOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN INTERACTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; RODENT; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

GNRH; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; KISSPEPTIN; OVULATORY SURGE; RFRP3; SEASONAL BREADING;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; KISSPEPTINS; NEURONS; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84888289160     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: 18728057     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2013.10.015     Document Type: Review

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