Evidence for Changes in Numbers of Synaptic Inputs onto KNDy and GnRH Neurones during the Preovulatory LH Surge in the Ewe

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 27, Issue 7, 2015, Pages 624-635

  Merkley, C M ^a   Coolen, L M ^b   Goodman, R L ^c   Lehman, M N ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MISSISSIPPI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Arcuate; GnRH; Kisspeptin; KNDy; Plasticity; vGlut2

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; GONADORELIN; KISSPEPTIN; NEUROKININ B; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORTER 2; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ADULT; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ESTRUS CYCLE; EWE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; LUTEAL PHASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; MEDIOBASAL HYPOTHALAMUS; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; POSITIVE FEEDBACK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYNAPTOSOME; ANIMAL; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; METABOLISM; OVULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; SHEEP;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; DYNORPHINS; ESTROUS CYCLE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROKININ B; NEURONS; OVULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; SHEEP; VESICULAR GLUTAMATE TRANSPORT PROTEIN 2;

EID: 84932104132     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12293     Document Type: Article

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