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ey0016.1-10 | Updates on Kisspeptin | ESPEYB16

1.10. Acute suppression of LH secretion by prolactin in female mice is mediated by kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus

RSE Brown , Z Khant Aung , HR Phillipps , Z Barad , HJ Lein , U Boehm , RE Szawka , DR Grattan

To read the full abstract: Endocrinology 2019;160:1323–1332.Elevated prolactin levels suppress pulsatile release of GnRH from the hypothalamus, with a consequent reduction in pulsatile LH secretion from the pituitary. In this paper, the authors showed in mice that kisspeptin neurons located in the arcuate nucleus (ARC) respond to prolactin and conditional knockout of the prolactin r...