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ey0016.1-7 | Updates on Kisspeptin | ESPEYB16

1.7. Genetic dissection of the different roles of hypothalamic kisspeptin neurons in regulating female reproduction

L Wang , C Vanacker , LL Burger , T Barnes , YM Shah , MG Myers , SM Moenter

To read the full abstract: Elife 2019;8:e43999.Two populations of Kisspeptin neurons are described in the hypothalamus. One population is located in the rostral part of the hypothalamus (the anteroventral periventricular nucleus, AVPV); the other is in the arcuate nucleus (ARC). The major difference between these populations is the opposing effects of 17b-estradiol (E2) on Kiss1...