The endocrine function of human placenta: an overview

MA Costa - Reproductive biomedicine online, 2016‏ - Elsevier
During pregnancy, several tightly coordinated and regulated processes take place to enable
proper fetal development and gestational success. The formation and development of the …

Functions of galanin, spexin and kisspeptin in metabolism, mood and behaviour

EG Mills, C Izzi-Engbeaya, A Abbara… - Nature Reviews …, 2021‏ - nature.com
The bioactive peptides galanin, spexin and kisspeptin have a common ancestral origin and
their pathophysiological roles are increasingly the subject of investigation. Evidence …

Kisspeptin/GPR54 system: what do we know about its role in human reproduction?

CM Trevisan, E Montagna, R De Oliveira… - Cellular Physiology and …, 2018‏ - karger.com
Kisspeptin is involved in the control of human reproduction bridging the gap between the
sex steroid levels and feedback mechanisms that control the gonadotropin releasing …

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 …

[HTML][HTML] Physiology of GNRH and gonadotropin secretion

P Marques, K Skorupskaite, KS Rozario… - Endotext …, 2022‏ - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the key regulator of the reproductive
axis. Its pulsatile secretion determines the pattern of secretion of the gonadotropins follicle …

The emerging therapeutic potential of kisspeptin and neurokinin B

B Patel, K Koysombat, EG Mills, J Tsoutsouki… - Endocrine …, 2024‏ - academic.oup.com
Kisspeptin (KP) and neurokinin B (NKB) are neuropeptides that govern the reproductive
endocrine axis through regulating hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) …

Comprehensive review on kisspeptin and its role in reproductive disorders

H Clarke, WS Dhillo… - Endocrinology and …, 2015‏ - synapse.koreamed.org
Kisspeptin has recently emerged as a key regulator of the mammalian reproductive axis. It is
known that kisspeptin, acting centrally via the kisspeptin receptor, stimulates secretion of …

Human chorionic gonadotropin and early embryogenesis

SP d'Hauterive, R Close, V Gridelet, M Mawet… - International Journal of …, 2022‏ - mdpi.com
Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) has four major isoforms: classical hCG,
hyperglycosylated hCG, free β subunit, and sulphated hCG. Classical hCG is the first …

Thyroid hormone regulated genes in cerebral cortex development

J Bernal - Journal of Endocrinology, 2017‏ - joe.bioscientifica.com
Endothelial dysfunction is an important risk factor for cardiovascular disease, and it
represents the initial step in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis. Failure to protect against …

Potential roles for the kisspeptin/kisspeptin receptor system in implantation and placentation

KL Hu, HM Chang, HC Zhao, Y Yu… - Human reproduction …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Initially identified as suppressors of metastasis in various types of cancer,
kisspeptins are a family of neuropeptides that are key regulators of the mammalian …