Connecting metabolism and gonadal function: Novel central neuropeptide pathways involved in the metabolic control of puberty and fertility

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 48, Issue , 2018, Pages 37-49

  Manfredi Lozano, M ^a,b,c,d   Roa, J ^a,b,c   Tena Sempere, M ^a,b,c,e,f  

^a Maimonides Institute for Research in Biomedicine of Cordoba   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CÓRDOBA   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

^d JEAN PIERRE AUBERT RESEARCH CENTER   (France)

^e INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^f UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

GnRH; Gonadal function; Kiss1; Kisspeptins; Melanocortins; Metabolism; Nitric oxide; NKB; NPY; Obesity; POMC neurons; Puberty; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

4 AMINOBUTYRIC ACID; AGOUTI RELATED PROTEIN; ALPHA INTERMEDIN; COCAINE AND AMPHETAMINE REGULATED TRANSCRIPT PEPTIDE; DYNORPHIN; GLUTAMIC ACID; GONADORELIN; INSULIN RECEPTOR; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; LEPTIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN 3 RECEPTOR; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; METASTIN; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NITRIC OXIDE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; AGENTS INTERACTING WITH TRANSMITTER, HORMONE OR DRUG RECEPTORS;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CALORIC RESTRICTION; ENERGY BALANCE; FERTILITY; GABAERGIC TRANSMISSION; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; INFERTILITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MAMMILLARY BODY; METABOLIC REGULATION; METABOLIC STRESS; METABOLISM; MORBID OBESITY; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; PREMAMMILLARY NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REVIEW; SOLITARY TRACT NUCLEUS; SUBFERTILITY; ANIMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; FERTILITY; HUMANS; NEUROPEPTIDES; NEUROTRANSMITTER AGENTS; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 85026230785     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2017.07.008     Document Type: Review

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