Visualisation of Kiss1 Neurone Distribution Using a Kiss1-CRE Transgenic Mouse

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 28, Issue 11, 2016, Pages

  Yeo, S H ^a   Kyle, V ^a   Morris, P G ^a   Jackman, S ^a   Sinnett Smith, L C ^a   Schacker, M ^a   Chen, C ^b   Colledge, W H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

CLARITY; Kiss CRE; mouse; neuronal distribution; tdTomato; transgenic

Indexed keywords

CRE RECOMBINASE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; METASTIN; TESTOSTERONE; KISS1 PROTEIN, MOUSE; KISSPEPTIN;

AMYGDALA; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN SLICE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORPUS LUTEUM; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; FEMALE; FLUORESCENCE; GONADECTOMY; HYPOGONADOTROPIC HYPOGONADISM; HYPOTHALAMUS VENTROMEDIAL NUCLEUS; LATERAL HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; MAMMILLARY BODY; MEIOSIS; MOUSE; NONHUMAN; ORGAN WEIGHT; OVARY FOLLICLE; OVULATION; PERIAQUEDUCTAL GRAY MATTER; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROMOTER REGION; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPORTER GENE; SPERMATOGENESIS; TESTOSTERONE BLOOD LEVEL; TRANSGENIC MOUSE; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BRAIN; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; GENITAL SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT TRACING; ORGAN SIZE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS OF HYPOTHALAMUS; BRAIN; FEMALE; GENITALIA; HYPOTHALAMUS, ANTERIOR; INFERTILITY; KISSPEPTINS; MALE; MICE, TRANSGENIC; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEUROANATOMICAL TRACT-TRACING TECHNIQUES; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; SEXUAL MATURATION;

EID: 84997080041     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12435     Document Type: Article

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