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  • noun biochemistry A protein-coupled ligand that plays a role in puberty.

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Examples

  • That is where a recently discovered hormone called kisspeptin comes in.

    Archive 2006-06-01 Zoe Brain 2006

  • That is where a recently discovered hormone called kisspeptin comes in.

    It Starts with a Kiss Zoe Brain 2006

  • TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone called kisspeptin may offer a new treatment for infertility, according to British researchers who found that the hormone can activate ...

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  • TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone called kisspeptin may offer a new treatment for infertility, according to British researchers who found that the hormone can activate the release of sex hormones that control the menstrual cycle.

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  • TUESDAY, March 17 (HealthDay News) -- A hormone called kisspeptin may offer a new treatment for infertility, according to British researchers who found that the hormone can activate ...

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  • An analysis of the DNA of a family whose members have suffered from the disease confirmed that the gene is vital because it paves the way for the body to process a hormone known as kisspeptin.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2012

  • The Scottish team took kisspeptin and created an artificial version - called kisspeptin antagonist - which in laboratory tests has proved it can make the natural protein work properly and normalise the release of hormones.

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  • The head of the research team, Professor Robert Millar, said the drug - which has the clinical name kisspeptin antagonist - could prove a major breakthrough.

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  • A naturally occurring protein called kisspeptin regulates the switching on and off of these hormones.

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  • The Scottish team took kisspeptin and created an artificial version - called kisspeptin antagonist - which in laboratory tests has proved it can make the natural protein work properly and normalise the release of hormones.

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  • "The naming of the Kiss-1 gene and its product, kisspeptin, was made by the team of scientists who discovered the gene in Hershey, Pennsylvania, famous for its chocolate "Kisses (Hershey's Kisses)" - Wiki

    December 14, 2008

  • Pucker up!

    September 20, 2024