Disrupted kisspeptin signaling in GnRH neurons leads to hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism

Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 225-238

  Novaira, Horacio J ^a   Sonko, Momodou L ^a   Hoffman, Gloria ^b   Koo, Yongbum ^c   Ko, Chemyong ^d   Wolfe, Andrew ^a   Radovick, Sally ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b MORGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Inje University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; ESTRADIOL; FOLLITROPIN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR 54; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ESTROGEN; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; KISS1R PROTEIN, MOUSE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANOGENITAL DISTANCE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; EXON; FEMALE; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; IN VIVO STUDY; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROPENIS; MOUSE; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PREPUTIAL GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; 129 MOUSE; ABNORMALITIES; ANIMAL; C57BL MOUSE; GENETICS; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; KNOCKOUT MOUSE; METABOLISM; OVARY; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; ESTROGENS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPHS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS; INFERTILITY; KISSPEPTINS; MALE; MICE, 129 STRAIN; MICE, INBRED C57BL; MICE, KNOCKOUT; NEURONS; OVARY; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; TESTIS;

EID: 84892505324     PISSN: 08888809     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/me.2013-1319     Document Type: Article

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