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Interactions between kisspeptins and neurokinin B.
Advances in experimental medicine and biology - 1 Jan 2013
Navarro Víctor M
Abstract excerpt
Reproductive function is tightly regulated by an intricate network of central and peripheral factors; however, the precise mechanism triggering critical reproductive events, such as puberty onset, remains largely unknown. Recently, the neuropeptides kisspeptin (encoded by Kiss1) and neurokinin B (NKB, encoded by TAC3 in humans and Tac2 in rodents) have been placed as essential gatekeepers of puberty. Studies in...
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