About this Research Topic
The central nervous system plays an important role in reproduction by integrating internal and external cues that ultimately regulate gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion from the hypothalamus. Several decades of research has led to our current understanding of the central mechanisms governing the timing of puberty onset, including the influence that inflammation and energy balance exert on the reproductive axis.
Given the broad impact of reproductive hormones throughout the body and across the lifespan of an individual, gaining a greater understanding of how internal and external stimuli act through the central nervous system to control GnRH release will benefit human health as well as animal agriculture.
Thus, this Frontiers Research Topic aims to compile recent advances that examine mechanisms underlying the central control of reproduction.
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Given the broad impact of reproductive hormones throughout the body and across the lifespan of an individual, gaining a greater understanding of how internal and external stimuli act through the central nervous system to control GnRH release will benefit human health as well as animal agriculture.
Thus, this Frontiers Research Topic aims to compile recent advances that examine mechanisms underlying the central control of reproduction.
Information for interested contributors: Please know that abstract submission is not mandatory. If you would like to send an abstract for the Guest Editors' evaluation, please click on 'Submit →' below the project title on this page and select 'Submit your abstract'.
Keywords: Reproductive, neuroendocrinology, physiology, reproductive axis
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