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ea0029p1127 | Neuroendocrinology | ICEECE2012

Regional distributions of kisspeptin and gonadotropin-inhibiting hormone peptides in ovine and rat brains

Hasegawa Y. , Hashimoto O. , Tsutsui K.

The reproductive system is controlled by (GnRH) secretion from the brain, which is finely modulated by a number of factors, including gonadal sex steroids and inhibins. It was recently claimed that kisspeptin (KP) and gonadotropin inhibitory hormone (GnIH) neurons are regulators of GnRH secretion. Therefore, we have developed highly specific and sensitive fluoro-immunoassays (FIAs) using Eu-labeled antigens for KP 10 and GnIH. In this study, the distributions of KP 10 and GnIH...