Reproduction Abstracts

GnRH neurons represent the primary neuroendocrine link between the brain and the rest of the reproductive system, and traditionally it has been assumed that a single population of GnRH neurons controls both pusatile LH release as well as the preovulatory LH surge. This view has profoundly influenced our strategies for contraception and for the treatment of infertility in women. Recent data from our laboratory, however, questions the validity of this fundamental assumption. Usi...