Endocrine Abstracts

Survival of most species relies on the fact that small populations of endocrine neurons located in the hypothalamus determine critical functions such as reproduction, growth, and metabolism. These neurons are so finely regulated that their functions have been conserved across evolution; nonetheless, the mechanisms underlying these regulatory features remain hazy. Indeed, research efforts have been hindered by the complexity and inaccessibility of the hypothalamic-pituitary sys...