Stanley et al., J Neuroendocrinol 2000
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We report that CNTF stimulates LHRH release from medial basal hypothalamic explants harvested from proestrous female rats and this effect is of similar magnitude to that seen with leptin
Dozio et al., J Neuroendocrinol 2005
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CNTF-R expression and CNTF induced modulation of the Janus kinase ( JAK2 ) -signal transducer and activator of transcription 3 ( STAT3 ) pathway and of GnRH release were evaluated