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The use of kisspeptin as a novel physiological oocyte maturation trigger for patients undergoing IVF treatment
2015-01-01
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Background: Patients with inactivating mutations in kisspeptin signalling are infertile. Kisspeptin-54, the major circulating isoform of kisspeptin in humans, potently stimulates reproductive hormone secretion in humans. Animal studies suggest that kisspeptin is involved in the generation of the luteinising hormone surge, which is required for ovulation. I hypothesised that kisspeptin-54 could be a novel method us...
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- Literature Corpus work
- 651e6d42-ce5b-5550-834a-ec3ca3c95425
- DOI
- 10.25560/25286