Projections of arcuate nucleus and rostral periventricular kisspeptin neurons in the adult female mouse brain

SH Yeo, AE Herbison - Endocrinology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
The important role of kisspeptin neurons in the regulation of GnRH neuron activity is now
well accepted. However, the ways in which kisspeptin neurons located in the arcuate …

Central and peripheral administration of kisspeptin‐10 stimulates the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐gonadal axis

EL Thompson, M Patterson, KG Murphy… - Journal of …, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Kisspeptin is the peptide product of the KiSS‐1 gene and the endogenous agonist for the
GPR54 receptor. Recent evidence suggests the kisspeptin/GPR54 system is a key regulator …

Reproductive functions of Kisspeptin/KISS1R Systems in the Periphery

Y Cao, Z Li, W Jiang, Y Ling, H Kuang - Reproductive Biology and …, 2019 - Springer
Kisspeptin and its G protein-coupled receptor KISS1R play key roles in mammalian
reproduction due to their involvement in the onset of puberty and control of the hypothalamic …

Discovery and evolutionary history of gonadotrophin‐inhibitory hormone and kisspeptin: new key neuropeptides controlling reproduction

K Tsutsui, GE Bentley, LJ Kriegsfeld… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) is the primary hypothalamic factor responsible
for the control of gonadotrophin secretion in vertebrates. However, within the last decade …

Oestrogen, kisspeptin, GPR54 and the pre‐ovulatory luteinising hormone surge

J Clarkson, AE Herbison - Journal of neuroendocrinology, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Ovulation is central to mammalian fertility, yet the precise mechanism through which
oestrogen triggers the gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) surge that generates the …

Neuroanatomical evidence that kisspeptin directly regulates isotocin and vasotocin neurons

S Kanda, Y Akazome, Y Mitani, K Okubo, Y Oka - PloS one, 2013 - journals.plos.org
Neuropeptide kisspeptin has been suggested to be an essential central regulator of
reproduction in response to changes in serum gonadal steroid concentrations. However, in …

Kisspeptin increases GnRH mRNA expression and secretion in GnRH secreting neuronal cell lines

HJ Novaira, Y Ng, A Wolfe, S Radovick - Molecular and cellular …, 2009 - Elsevier
Kisspeptins, and their G-protein coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), are key components in the
regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion in humans and other …

Kiss1 neurons in the forebrain as central processors for generating the preovulatory luteinizing hormone surge

JT Smith, SM Popa, DK Clifton, GE Hoffman… - Journal of …, 2006 - Soc Neuroscience
Kisspeptins are neuropeptides encoded by the Kiss1 gene, which have been implicated in
the neuroendocrine regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion. The …

Expression of a functional g protein-coupled receptor 54-kisspeptin autoregulatory system in hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons

S Quaynor, L Hu, PK Leung, H Feng… - Molecular …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The G protein-coupled receptor 54 (GPR54) and its endogenous ligand, kisspeptin, are
essential for activation and regulation of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Analysis of …

Evidence for a celiac ganglion-ovarian kisspeptin neural network in the rat: intraovarian anti-kisspeptin delays vaginal opening and alters estrous cyclicity

MA Ricu, VD Ramirez, AH Paredes, HE Lara - Endocrinology, 2012 - academic.oup.com
Kisspeptin and its receptor GPR54 have been described as key hypothalamic components
in the regulation of GnRH secretion. Kisspeptin is also present in several regions of the …