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Kisspeptin and KISS1R: a critical pathway in the reproductive system.
Reproduction (Cambridge, England) - 1 Sept 2008
Gianetti Elena, Seminara Stephanie
Abstract excerpt
In 2003, three groups around the world simultaneously discovered that KISS1R (GPR54) is a key gatekeeper of sexual maturation in both mice and men. Developmental changes in the expression of the ligand for KISS1R, kisspeptin, support its critical role in the pubertal transition. In addition, kisspeptin, a powerful stimulus of GNRH-induced gonadotropin secretion and may modulate both positive and negative sex...
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