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Prolonged oscillating preoptic area kisspeptin neuron activity underlies the preovulatory luteinizing hormone surge in mice.
Zhou Z; Huang CY; Herbison AE
Scientists studied brain cells in mice that help with the release of hormones for ovulation. They found that these brain cells show more activity at certain times before ovulation and that this activity is linked to changes in estrogen. When the same conditions were created in lab mice, the cells behaved similarly, helping us learn more about how these brain signals might affect reproduction.
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