Does kisspeptin signaling have a role in the testes?

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Mei, Hua ^a   Doran, Joanne ^b   Kyle, Victoria ^c   Yeo, Shel Hwa ^c   Colledge, William H ^c  

^a JULES STEIN EYE INSTITUTE   (United States)

^b Takeda Cambridge Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gpr54 Kiss1r; Kisspeptins; Leydig cells; Spermatids; Testes; Testosterone secretion

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892163576     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00198     Document Type: Article

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