Tachykinin neuropeptides, especially neurokinin B (NKB), regulate GnRH and gonadotropin secretion, with NKB's role in kisspeptin neurons establishing it as a key reproductive axis regulator alongside kisspeptin.
Key findingTachykinin neuropeptides, especially neurokinin B (NKB), regulate GnRH and gonadotropin secretion, with NKB's role in kisspeptin neurons establishing
What the researchers found
Tachykinin neuropeptides, especially neurokinin B (NKB), regulate GnRH and gonadotropin secretion, with NKB's role in kisspeptin neurons establishing it as a key reproductive axis regulator alongside kisspeptin.
Why it matters
Relevant for peptide research.
How the study worked
research study.
What this study cannot tell us
See abstract.
How to read the evidence
emerging evidence.
When this study was published
Published in 2011.
The bigger picture
Advances peptide research.
Questions still open
- Further research needed.
Common questions
What was studied?
What was found?
Read the original research
Tachykinins and the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis: An update.
Peptides, 32(9), 1972-8
Citation
Lasaga, Mercedes; Debeljuk, Luciano. (2011). Tachykinins and the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis: An update.. Peptides, 32(9), 1972-8. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.peptides.2011.07.009