Beyond the GnRH Axis: Kisspeptin Regulation of the Oxytocin System in Pregnancy and Lactation - Kisspeptin Signaling in Reproductive Biology - page 208

Fig. 10.3 ( a ) Representative ratemeter record (in 30 s bins) of an oxytocin neuron, showing an
increase in fi ring rate after IV kisspeptin-10 but no response to icv kisspeptin-10, in a urethane-
anaesthetised virgin female rat. ( b ) Representative ratemeter record (in 30 s bins) of an oxytocin
neuron, showing a prolonged increase in fi ring rate after IV kisspeptin-10 and a rapid ~5 min
excitation after icv kisspeptin-10, in a urethane-anaesthetised day 20 pregnant rat.
( c ) Representative ratemeter record (in 30 s bins) of an oxytocin neuron, showing an increase in
fi ring rate after icv kisspeptin-10 in a urethane-anaesthetised day 7 lactating rat