kisspeptin neuron
http://purl.obolibrary.org/obo/CL_4023130
A neuron that expresses kisspeptin. These neurons are predominantly located in the hypothalamus, but also found in other parts of the brain including the hippocampal dentate gyrus. [ http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30042117 ]
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Gonadal sex steroids stimulate kisspeptin neurons in the RP3V, but inhibit kisspeptin neurons in the ARC.
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https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7258-9596, https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0819-0473