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but may underlie an important new role for kisspeptin in reproduction, the activation
and modifi cation of the oxytocin system during pregnancy, parturition and
lactation.
Acknowledgments
Funded by a New Zealand Health Research Council Project Grant (VS and
CHB) and a University of Otago Health Sciences Fellowship (VS). We also thank Dr Rebecca
Campbell for constructive criticism of an earlier version of the manuscript.
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