Kisspeptin Signaling in Reproductive Biology - Kauffman, Alexander S.; Smith, Jeremy T.; SpringerLink (Online service) (New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2013)
Part One: Kisspeptin Signaling in vivo and in vitro -- Kisspeptin: Past, Present and Prologue -- Structure, Synthesis, and Phylogeny of Kisspeptin and its Receptor -- Neuroanatomy of the Kisspeptin Signaling System in Mammals: Comparative and Developmental Aspects -- The Effects of Kisspeptin on Gonadotropin Release in Non-Human Mammals -- Effects of Kisspeptin on Hormone Secretion in Humans -- Kisspeptin Excitation of GnRH Neurons -- Molecular Biology of the Kisspeptin Receptor: Signaling, Function, and Mutations -- Kisspeptin Antagonists -- Kisspeptin and Clinical Disorders -- Beyond the GnRH Axis: Kisspeptin Regulation of the Oxytocin System in Pregnancy and Lactation -- Part Two: Development and Regulation of Kisspeptin Neurons -- The Development of Kisspeptin Circuits in the Mammalian Brain -- Kisspeptin and Puberty in Mammals -- Sex Steroid Regulation of Kisspeptin Circuits -- Kisspeptin and GnRH Pulse Generation -- Interactions between Kisspeptins and Neurokinin B -- Electrophysiology of Kisspeptin Neurons -- Metabolic Regulation of Kisspeptin -- Circadian Regulation of Kisspeptin in Female Reproductive Functioning -- Kisspeptin and Seasonality of Reproduction -- Stress Regulation of Kisspeptin in the Modulation of Reproductive Function -- Effects of Environmental Endocrine Disruptors and Phytoestrogens on the Kisspeptin System -- Model Systems for Studying Kisspeptin Signaling: Mice and Cells -- Index.
Keywords: Medicine; Endocrinology .; Reproductive medicine; Neurosciences; Biomedicine, general; Endocrinology; Reproductive Medicine; Neurosciences