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Table 3.2 Distribution of kisspeptin fi bers in the adult brain (identifi ed KNDy projections, based on dual immunostaining for peptides
and/or tract tracing, in yellow)

Species

References d

ARC POA RP3V ME PVN VMH DMH LHA SON BNST OVLT Medial

Septum

Lateral
Septum

DBB Other
areas

Inter Exter

++, Dense fi bers; +, moderate or few fi bers
a Other regions include lateral preoptic area, contralateral ARC, posterior hypothalamic area, medial amygdala, paraventricular thalamic
nucleus, periaqueductal gray, locus coeruleus
b Other regions include septohypothalamic area, contralateral ARC, retrochiasmatic area, suprachiasmatic nucleus; medial tuberal
nucleus; posterior hypothalamus
c Other regions include ventral premammillary nucleus