Serum kisspeptin and proopiomelanocortin in cystic fibrosis: a single study by Sabina Galiniak, Rafał Podgórski, Marta Rachel, Artur Mazur

“…Furthermore, the level of both hormones was negatively correlated with age. …”
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Conformational analysis of a synthetic fish kisspeptin 1 peptide in membrane mimicking environments. by Dimpal Thakuria, Neetu Shahi, Atul Kumar Singh, Victoria Chanu Khangembam, Arvind Kumar Singh, Satish Kumar

“…The far-UV circular dichroism (CD) spectrum of this peptide was evaluated both in aqueous and membrane mimicking solvents (TFE, HFIP and Dioxane). …”
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The interplay between kisspeptin and endocannabinoid systems modulates male hypothalamic and gonadic control of reproduction in vivo by Marianna Marino, Raffaella D’Auria, Elena Mele, Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino, Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino, Paola Di Pietro, Stefania D’Angelo, Natalia Della Rocca, Francesca Felicia Operto, Carmine Vecchione, Silvia Fasano, Riccardo Pierantoni, Andrea Viggiano, Rosaria Meccariello, Antonietta Santoro

“…Changes in pubertal transition-related miRNAs and the intratesticular distribution of Kiss1, Kiss1R, CB1, and CB2 following KP and AEA treatment corroborate the KS-ECS crosstalk also showing that the CB1 receptor is involved in this interplay.ConclusionFor the first time in mammals, we report the modulation of the KS in both the hypothalamus and testis by AEA and revealed the KP-dependent modulation of CB1 and FAAH in the testis. …”
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<em>Three Plays by Austin Clarke and the </em>Commedia <em>Tradition</em> by Christopher Murray

“…But among his plays are three little-known experimental pieces, The Kiss, The Second Kiss and The Third Kiss, which make use of four characters from the wider commedia tradition, Harlequin, Columbine, Pierrot and Pierrette and also self-consciously exploit the possibilities of romance, mischief and the carnivalesque for Clarke’s own poetic purposes. …”
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Heterozygous mutations in SOX2 may cause idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism via dominant-negative mechanisms by Jessica Cassin, Maria I. Stamou, Kimberly W. Keefe, Kaitlin E. Sung, Celine C. Bojo, Karen J. Tonsfeldt, Rebecca A. Rojas, Vanessa Ferreira Lopes, Lacey Plummer, Kathryn B. Salnikov, David L. Keefe Jr., Metin Ozata, Myron Genel, Neoklis A. Georgopoulos, Janet E. Hall, William F. Crowley Jr., Stephanie B. Seminara, Pamela L. Mellon, Ravikumar Balasubramanian

“…Further, 4 of the identified SOX2 variants prevented this SOX2-mediated repression of hKiss-luc. Together, these data suggest that pathogenic SOX2 variants contribute to both anosmic and normosmic forms of IHH, attesting to hypothalamic defects in the SOX2 disorder spectrum. …”
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A Neural Circuit Underlying the Generation of Hot Flushes by Stephanie L. Padilla, Christopher W. Johnson, Forrest D. Barker, Michael A. Patterson, Richard D. Palmiter

“…We used a combination of genetic and viral technologies in mice to demonstrate that artificial activation of Kiss1ARH neurons evokes a heat-dissipation response resulting in vasodilation (flushing) and a corresponding reduction of core-body temperature in both females and males. …”
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Signaling pathways activated by sea bass gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone peptides in COS-7 cells transfected with their cognate receptor by Bin Wang, Bin Wang, Bin Wang, José A. Paullada-Salmerón, José A. Paullada-Salmerón, José A. Paullada-Salmerón, Alba Vergès-Castillo, Alba Vergès-Castillo, Alba Vergès-Castillo, Ana Gómez, José A. Muñoz-Cueto, José A. Muñoz-Cueto, José A. Muñoz-Cueto

“…Notably, GnIH2 antagonized Kiss2-evoked CRE-luc activity in COS-7 cells expressing GnIHR and Kiss2 receptor (Kiss2R). …”
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The genes associated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-dependent precocious puberty by Jin Soon Hwang

“…The timing of puberty varies greatly in children and is influenced by both environmental and genetic factors. The key genes of pubertal onset, KISS1, GPR54, GNRH1 and GNRHR, may be major causal factors underlying gonadotropin-releasing hormone-dependent precocious puberty (GDPP). …”
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Response to kisspeptin and gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist administration in Holstein-Friesian dairy heifers with positive or negative genetic merit for fertility traits by H.E. Flay, C.B. Reed, B. Kuhn-Sherlock, C.V.C. Phyn, C.R. Burke, S. Meier, I.J. Clarke

“…The use of these 2 agonists investigates the status of the HPG axis in both the hypothalamus (Kiss) and pituitary (buserelin) glands. …”
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Lower FSH With Normal Fertility in Male Mice Lacking Gonadotroph Kisspeptin Receptor by Yaping Ma, Yaping Ma, Olubusayo Awe, Sally Radovick, Xiaofeng Yang, Sara Divall, Andrew Wolfe, Sheng Wu, Sheng Wu, Sheng Wu

“…PKiRKO mice have normal reproductive function in both males and females.…”
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Reproductive hormone-dependent and -independent contributions to developmental changes in kisspeptin in GnRH-deficient hypogonadal mice. by John C Gill, Oulu Wang, Shelley Kakar, Enzo Martinelli, Rona S Carroll, Ursula B Kaiser

“…Although immunoreactive kisspeptin increased from 10 to 30 days of age to levels intermediate between wild type (WT) females and males, corresponding increases in Kiss1 mRNA were not detected. In contrast, the hpg arcuate nucleus (ARC) demonstrated a 10-fold increase in Kiss1 mRNA between 10 and 30 days in both females and males, suggesting that the ARC is a significant center for sex steroid-independent pubertal kisspeptin expression. …”
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OVERCOME/ by Leigh, Lora, 1965-, author 653304

“…Unless a shadow from her past gets them both killed.…”

Catullus Online by Martina Pensalfini

“…Kiss faced many difficulties in the creation of such a resource, both from a technical standpoint and from the inner complexity of the philological tradition behind Catullus and his poems. …”
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Flexural strength of dental porcelains with thermocycling and different firing protocols by Aws S. A. ArRejaie

“…In addition, repetitive firings significantly improved the flexural strength of both porcelains. Thermocycling significantly increased the flexural strength of both porcelains. …”
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Neuroanatomical evidence that kisspeptin directly regulates isotocin and vasotocin neurons. by Shinji Kanda, Yasuhisa Akazome, Yuta Mitani, Kataaki Okubo, Yoshitaka Oka

“…Because the both receptors were shown to be activated by kisspeptins (Kiss1 and Kiss2), we analyzed the anatomical distribution of the both receptors by in situ hybridization. …”
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Forebrain Ptf1a Is Required for Sexual Differentiation of the Brain by Tomoyuki Fujiyama, Satoshi Miyashita, Yousuke Tsuneoka, Kazumasa Kanemaru, Miyo Kakizaki, Satomi Kanno, Yukiko Ishikawa, Mariko Yamashita, Tomoo Owa, Mai Nagaoka, Yoshiya Kawaguchi, Yuchio Yanagawa, Mark A. Magnuson, Masafumi Muratani, Akira Shibuya, Yo-ichi Nabeshima, Masashi Yanagisawa, Hiromasa Funato, Mikio Hoshino

“…These findings suggest that forebrain Ptf1a is one of the earliest regulators for sexual differentiation of the brain. : Fujiyama et al. find that forebrain-specific Ptf1a-deficient mice (Ptf1a cKO) exhibit abnormalities in sexually dimorphic behaviors, reproductive organs, and severely altered expression of sex-biased genes, including Kiss1, in the hypothalamus in both sexes, which suggests that forebrain Ptf1a is one of the earliest regulators for sexual differentiation of the brain. …”
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Multi-patterned dynamics of mitochondrial fission and fusion in a living cell. by Shiqi Wang, Weiming Xiao, Sicong Shan, Chunsun Jiang, Ming Chen, Yan Zhang, Shouqin Lü, Juan Chen, Chuanmao Zhang, Quan Chen, Mian Long

“…The presence of membrane uncoupler CCCP enhanced the frequency of paired events (from both Fu-Fi and Fi-Fu patterns) with a reduced mitochondrial size. …”
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The step from a voluntary to a mandatory national nosocomial infection surveillance system: the influence on infection rates and surveillance effect by Schwab Frank, Gastmeier Petra, Piening Brar, Geffers Christine

“…<p>Abstract</p> <p/> <p>Background</p> <p>The German national nosocomial infection surveillance system, KISS, has a component for very low birth weight (VLBW) infants (called NEO-KISS) which changed from a system with voluntary participation and confidential data feedback to a system with mandatory participation and confidential feedback.…”
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Cancionero Imagery and the Haptic Power of the Gaze in Roís Corella’s Història de Leànder i Hero by Luis F. López González

“…The topoi of the “arrows of love” and the power of the gaze to make others fall in love represent both the catalyst that sets in motion the passionate love of Hero and Leànder and the means through which the lovers express their desire and longings. …”
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Transcriptional Alterations in the Trigeminal Ganglia, Nucleus and Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells in a Rat Orofacial Pain Model by Timea Aczél, Timea Aczél, József Kun, József Kun, József Kun, Éva Szőke, Éva Szőke, Éva Szőke, Tibor Rauch, Sini Junttila, Attila Gyenesei, Attila Gyenesei, Kata Bölcskei, Kata Bölcskei, Zsuzsanna Helyes, Zsuzsanna Helyes, Zsuzsanna Helyes

“…Time-dependent expression changes of G-protein coupled receptor 39 (Gpr39), kisspeptin-1 receptor (Kiss1r), kisspeptin (Kiss1), as well as synaptic plasticity-associated Lkaaear1 (Lkr) and Neurod2 mRNA were described on the basis of qPCR results. …”
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