ESPE Abstracts

Introduction: Kisspeptin is well known gatekeeper of puberty onset to date. However, several neuroendocrine factors are also discovered to be associated with puberty onset and, especially neuropeptide Y (NPY) and neurokinin B, participate in the neuronal network integrating reproduction. However, the interactions between neuroendocrine factors and the reproductive axis have not yet been fully explored. We report herein the expression profile of NPY gene and neurokinin B gene i...