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beyond reproduction. Identifying the full extent of kisspeptin efferents, and the dis-
tribution of their postsynaptic targets, is essential as a foundation for future func-
tional dissection of these roles in the mammalian nervous system.
Acknowledgements
We thank Dr. Lique M. Coolen for her valuable assistance in the preparation
of Fig. 3.3. This work is supported by a grant from NIH (NIH RO1 HD033916)
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