Kisspeptin, c-fos and crfr type 2 co-expression in the hypothalamus after insulin-induced hypoglycaemia

Reproduction in Domestic Animals

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 433-440

  Fergani, C ^a,b   Routly, J E ^a   Jones, D N ^a   Pickavance, L C ^a   Smith, R F ^a   Dobson, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; OVIS;

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; ESTRADIOL; HYDROCORTISONE; INSULIN; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN C FOS;

ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BLOOD; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SECRETION (PROCESS); SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOGLYCEMIA; HYPOTHALAMUS; INSULIN; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTO-ONCOGENE PROTEINS C-FOS; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

EID: 84899913501     PISSN: 09366768     EISSN: 14390531     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/rda.12293     Document Type: Article

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