Cross-talk between reproduction and energy homeostasis: Central impact of estrogens, leptin and kisspeptin signaling

Hormone Molecular Biology and Clinical Investigation

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 109-128

  Nestor, Casey C ^a   Kelly, Martin J ^a,b   Ronnekleiv, Oline K ^a,b  

^a OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON HEALTH AND SCIENCE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

17 estradiol; Kisspeptin; Leptin; Neuropeptide Y; Pro opiomelanocortin

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; ESTROGEN DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; STEROID; ESTROGEN; STAT3 PROTEIN; STAT3 PROTEIN, HUMAN;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENERGY BALANCE; HOMEOSTASIS; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOTHALAMUS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; ANIMAL; ENERGY METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; PHOSPHORYLATION;

ANIMALS; ENERGY METABOLISM; ESTRADIOL; ESTROGENS; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; KISSPEPTINS; LEPTIN; NEURONS; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PHOSPHORYLATION; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; REPRODUCTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; STAT3 TRANSCRIPTION FACTOR;

EID: 84926610080     PISSN: 18681883     EISSN: 18681891     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1515/hmbci-2013-0050     Document Type: Review

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