Dlk1-deficient mice achieve puberty despite low body weight and low levels of leptin and kisspeptin

Journal article published in Journal of neuroendocrinology (2026) covering Kisspeptin.

Journal article.

The record

• Journal: Journal of neuroendocrinology 38(9): e70248
• Published: 2026-09-01
• PMID: 42677749 — DOI: 10.1111/jne.70248
• MeSH terms: Hypothalamus, Animals, Mice, Knockout, Mice, Body Weight, Leptin, Intercellular Signaling Peptides and Proteins, Calcium-Binding Proteins, Sexual Maturation, Female, Male, Kisspeptins
• Funding: Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Ensino Superior (CAPES); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq); Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico; NICHD NIH HHS; NIH HHS; NIH HHS; NIH HHS; NIA NIH HHS; National Institutes of Health; National Institutes of Health; NICHD NIH HHS; Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior; National Institutes of Health
• Author countries: Brazil, China, USA

Peptide profiles: Kisspeptin.

All indexed evidence: Kisspeptin trials & papers.

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