Prolactin regulation of kisspeptin neurones in the mouse brain and its role in the lactation-induced suppression of kisspeptin expression

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 12, 2014, Pages 898-908

  Brown, R S E ^a   Herbison, A E ^a   Grattan, D R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

GnRH; Kisspeptin; Lactation; LH; Prolactin

Indexed keywords

BROMOCRIPTINE; GONADORELIN; KISS1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROLACTIN; STAT5 PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BRAIN; BRAIN THIRD VENTRICLE; CYTOLOGY; DRUG EFFECTS; FEMALE; LACTATION; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; NIPPLE; PHYSIOLOGY; SURGERY;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN; BROMOCRIPTINE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; LACTATION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MICE; NEURONS; NIPPLES; PROLACTIN; STAT5 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR; THIRD VENTRICLE;

EID: 84910626146     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12223     Document Type: Article

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