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Is Reproductive Ageing Controlled By the Brain?
Author(s) -
Gore Andrea C.
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
journal of neuroendocrinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.062
H-Index - 116
eISSN - 1365-2826
pISSN - 0953-8194
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2007.01573.x
Subject(s) - senescence , hormone , ageing , endocrinology , ovary , medicine , reproductive system , biology , brain aging , pituitary gland , brain function , neuroscience , cognition
Summary Female reproductive function is controlled by complex interactions of the brain, pituitary gland and ovary. Each of these organs produces unique hormones, and each hormone acts upon the other organs to affect a response. Differentiating the causes and the consequences of reproductive senescence in mammals is thus a ‘chicken and egg’ puzzle. Surprisingly, recent evidence indicates a more important role for the brain in the initiation and transition to reproductive senescence.