Regulation and Possible Functions of Kisspeptin in the Medial Amygdala

Kisspeptin, encoded by the Kiss1 gene, is required for reproduction. Humans and mice lacking kisspeptin or its receptor, Kiss1r, have impairments in reproductive physiology and fertility. In addition to being located in the hypothalamus in the anteroventral periventricular and arcuate nuclei, kisspe...

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Main Authors: Shannon B. Z. Stephens, Alexander S. Kauffman
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-08-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2017.00191/full