Electrical properties of kisspeptin neurons and their regulation of GnRH neurons

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 36, Issue , 2015, Pages 15-27

  Piet, Richard ^a   de Croft, Simon ^a   Liu, Xinhuai ^a   Herbison, Allan E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Electrophysiology; Estrogen feedback; Fertility; GnRH; Ion channel; Kisspeptin; Luteinizing hormone; Neuropeptide; Pulse generator

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; FERTILITY; MEMBRANE POTENTIAL; METABOLISM; MOUSE; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FERTILITY; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; MEMBRANE POTENTIALS; MICE; NEURONS;

EID: 84924034169     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.05.006     Document Type: Review

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