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Gene dosage of Otx2 is important for fertility in male mice.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 5 Sept 2013
Larder Rachel, Kimura Ikuo, Meadows Jason, Clark Daniel D, Mayo Susan, Mellon Pamela L
Abstract excerpt
Together, the hypothalamus, pituitary and gonads direct the development and regulation of reproductive function in mammals. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) expression is limited to ∼800 neurons that originate in the olfactory placode then migrate to the hypothalamus. Coordination of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is dependent upon correct neuronal migration of GnRH neurons into the...
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