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Developmental Origins of Hypothalamic Cells Controlling Reproduction.
Seminars in reproductive medicine - 1 Mar 2017
Biehl Matthew Joseph, Raetzman Lori Therese
Abstract excerpt
The hypothalamus-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis is the most critical modulator of reproductive function. Genetic or environmental insults to the HPG axis during developmental windows can persist into adulthood, and processes such as gonadal hormone synthesis, timing of puberty, and fertility can be affected. At the level of the hypothalamus, multiple regions develop at different times and are under the control of a...
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