Kisspeptin and LH Pulsatile Temporal Coupling in PCOS Patients

May 2018 in “ Endocrine ”

Krzysztof Kołodziejczyk, Agnieszka Podfigurna, A Czyzyk … Alessandro D. Genazzani

kisspeptin luteinizing hormone LH pulsatile release PCOS polycystic ovary syndrome eumenorrheic oligomenorrheic GnRH neuroendocrine impairments

Studysummary This study found that only eumenorrheic polycystic ovary syndrome patients showed a temporal coupling between kisspeptin and luteinizing hormone pulsatile secretions.

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