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  2. GnRH neuron - Wikipedia

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    The strongest activator of GnRH neurons is a hormone called kisspeptin. [16] GnRH neurons also integrate information from the body through hormones like neuropeptide Y [17] and adiponectin. [18] These hormones provide the GnRH neurons with information about the body's status to help determine whether reproduction should be prioritized or ...

  3. Gonadotropin-releasing hormone - Wikipedia

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    A key area for production of GnRH is the preoptic area of the hypothalamus, which contains most of the GnRH-secreting neurons. GnRH neurons originate in the nose and migrate into the brain, where they are scattered throughout the medial septum and hypothalamus and connected by very long >1-millimeter-long dendrites.

  4. Kisspeptin - Wikipedia

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    Kisspeptin-expressing neurons reside in the anteroventral periventricular nucleus and the arcuate nucleus, among others, and send projections into the MPOA, where there is an abundance of GnRH cell bodies. This anatomical evidence suggests that Kisspeptin fibers appear in close anatomical relationship to GnRH (parvicellular) neurons.

  5. Sinoatrial node - Wikipedia

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    The sinus node is approximately 15 mm long, 3 mm wide, and 1 mm thick, located directly below and to the side of the superior vena cava. [1] These cells produce an electrical impulse known as a cardiac action potential that travels through the electrical conduction system of the heart, causing it to contract.

  6. Hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal axis - Wikipedia

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    The hypothalamus is located in the brain and secretes GnRH. [1] GnRH travels down the anterior portion of the pituitary via the hypophyseal portal system and binds to receptors on the secretory cells of the adenohypophysis. [2] In response to GnRH stimulation these cells produce LH and FSH, which travel into the blood stream. [3] The pulsatile ...

  7. Cardiac action potential - Wikipedia

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    The action potential passes along the cell membrane causing the cell to contract, therefore the activity of the sinoatrial node results in a resting heart rate of roughly 60–100 beats per minute. All cardiac muscle cells are electrically linked to one another, by intercalated discs which allow the action potential to pass from one cell to the ...

  8. Doctors found tiny microplastics in people’s arteries. Their ...

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    People with microplastics and nanoplastics in plaque lining a major blood vessel in their neck may have a higher risk of heart attack, stroke or death, new research suggests. Doctors found tiny ...

  9. Periventricular nucleus - Wikipedia

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    The periventricular nucleus has also been shown to have many neurons that express kisspeptin, which generates a surge in LH, which ultimately leads to the release of GnRH. [4] In female rats, there is a greater expression of estrogen receptor beta in the periventricular nuclear cells, which is thought to lead to different levels of LH secretion ...