Polycystic ovary syndrome, insulin resistance, and obesity: navigating the pathophysiologic labyrinth

J Rojas, M Chávez, L Olivar, M Rojas… - International journal …, 2014‏ - Wiley Online Library
Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a highly prevalent endocrine‐metabolic disorder that
implies various severe consequences to female health, including alarming rates of infertility …

The blood-testis barrier and its implications for male contraception

CY Cheng, DD Mruk - Pharmacological reviews, 2012‏ - Elsevier
The blood-testis barrier (BTB) is one of the tightest blood-tissue barriers in the mammalian
body. It divides the seminiferous epithelium into the basal and the apical (adluminal) …

[HTML][HTML] Kisspeptins and the neuroendocrine control of reproduction: Recent progress and new frontiers in kisspeptin research

V Sobrino, MS Avendano, C Perdices-López… - Frontiers in …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
In late 2003, a major breakthrough in our understanding of the mechanisms that govern
reproduction occurred with the identification of the reproductive roles of kisspeptins …

Genetic basis and variable phenotypic expression of Kallmann syndrome: towards a unifying theory

AL Mitchell, A Dwyer, N Pitteloud, R Quinton - Trends in Endocrinology & …, 2011‏ - cell.com
Idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism (IHH) is defined by absent or incomplete
puberty and characterised biochemically by low levels of sex steroids, with low or …

Social regulation of gene expression in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

KP Maruska, RD Fernald - Physiology, 2011‏ - journals.physiology.org
Reproduction is a critically important event in every animals' life and in all vertebrates is
controlled by the brain via the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. In many species …

[HTML][HTML] Estacionalidad reproductiva de la oveja en México

J Arroyo - Tropical and subtropical agroecosystems, 2011‏ - scielo.org.mx
Con el propósito de discutir y analizar la información disponible, referente al
comportamiento reproductivo estacional de los ovinos en la República Mexicana, se realizó …

[كتاب][B] Infertility in practice

A Balen - 2022‏ - taylorfrancis.com
This text has been written as a practical guide, based on the author's experience over the
last 40 years of daily clinical practice and aiming to place the modern approach to the …

The role of adiponectin in renal physiology and development of albuminuria

GA Christou, DN Kiortsis - Journal of Endocrinology, 2014‏ - joe.bioscientifica.com
Adiponectin is secreted by the adipose tissue and is downregulated in states of obesity and
insulin resistance. There is a growing body of evidence indicating that adiponectin has …

Maternal age at menarche genes determines fetal growth restriction risk

E Reshetnikov, M Churnosova, Y Reshetnikova… - International Journal of …, 2024‏ - mdpi.com
We aimed to explore the potential link of maternal age at menarche (mAAM) gene
polymorphisms with risk of the fetal growth restriction (FGR). This case (FGR)–control (FGR …

Peripheral action of kisspeptin at reproductive tissues—role in ovarian function and embryo implantation and relevance to assisted reproductive technology in …

MJ D'Occhio, G Campanile… - Biology of …, 2020‏ - academic.oup.com
Kisspeptin (KISS1) is encoded by the KISS1 gene and was initially found to be a repressor
of metastasis. Natural mutations in the KISS1 receptor gene (KISS1R) were subsequently …