Central Mechanism Controlling Pubertal Onset in Mammals: A Triggering Role of Kisspeptin

Pubertal onset is thought to be timed by an increase in pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/gonadotropin secretion in mammals. The underlying mechanism of pubertal onset in mammals is still an open question. Evidence accumulated in the last 15 years suggests that kisspeptin/neurokinin B/...

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Main Authors: Yoshihisa Uenoyama, Naoko Inoue, Sho Nakamura, Hiroko Tsukamura
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00312/full