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Pubertal impairment in Nhlh2 null mice is associated with hypothalamic and pituitary deficiencies.
Molecular endocrinology (Baltimore, Md.) - 1 Dec 2007
Cogliati Tiziana, Delgado-Romero Petra, Norwitz Errol R, Guduric-Fuchs Jasenka, Kaiser Ursula B, Wray Susan, Kirsch Ilan R
Abstract excerpt
Pubertal development is impaired in mice lacking the basic helix-loop-helix transcription factor Nhlh2. The mechanisms underlying changes in reproduction in Nhlh2-deficient mice (Nhlh2(-/-)) are unclear. Here we show that hypothalamic GnRH-1 content is reduced in adult Nhlh2(-/-) mice as is the number of GnRH-1 neurons localized to mid- and caudal hypothalamic regions. This reduction was detected postnatally...
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