Mating-induced increase in Kiss1 mRNA expression in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus prior to an increase in LH and testosterone release in male rats

Kisspeptin has an indispensable role in gonadotropin-releasing hormone/gonadotropin secretion in mammals. In rodents, kisspeptin neurons are located in distinct brain regions, namely the anteroventral periventricular nucleus-periventricular nucleus continuum (AVPV/PeN), arcuate nucleus (ARC), and me...

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Main Authors: Youki WATANABE, Kana IKEGAMI, Sho NAKAMURA, Yoshihisa UENOYAMA, Hitoshi OZAWA, Kei-ichiro MAEDA, Hiroko TSUKAMURA, Naoko INOUE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Society for Reproduction and Development 2020-09-01
Series:The Journal of Reproduction and Development
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Online Access:https://www.jstage.jst.go.jp/article/jrd/66/6/66_2020-067/_pdf/-char/en