Lesion of the ventral or dorsal hippocampus in the rat delays puberty, follicular growth and secretion of sex steroid hormones
These results show for the first time that the hippocampus participates in a stimulatory manner, that could overcome the gonadotropic control by acting by a neural connection to the gonads giving a novel integrative mechanism between learning processes with neuroendocrine mechanism regulating the ovary function.
Authors
- Gonzalo Flores (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4100-2104)
- Ubaldo Quiróz
- Ernesto Castillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7013-6008)
- Rosalina Reyes
- Lorena Milflores
Institutions
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla (MX)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Endocrinology
- Published
- 2025-04-16
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fendo.2025.1530692
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Stress Responses and Cortisol
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.11
Funders
- Benemérita Universidad Autónoma de Puebla