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Sonya K Jakawich
Researcher at University of Washington
Publications - 1
Citations - 940
Sonya K Jakawich is an academic researcher from University of Washington. The author has contributed to research in topics: Kisspeptin & Hypothalamus. The author has an hindex of 1, co-authored 1 publications receiving 876 citations.
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Activation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Kisspeptin as a Neuroendocrine Switch for the Onset of Puberty
Seong-Kyu Han,Michelle L. Gottsch,Kathy J Lee,Simina M. Popa,Jeremy Troy Smith,Sonya K Jakawich,Donald K. Clifton,Robert A. Steiner,Allan E. Herbison +8 more
TL;DR: It is demonstrated that kisspeptin exerts a potent depolarizing effect on the excitability of almost all adult GnRH neurons and that the responsiveness of Gn RH neurons tokisspeptin increases over postnatal development.