Kisspeptin cells in the ewe brain respond to leptin and communicate with neuropeptide y and proopiomelanocortin cells
Melanocortins may stimulate reproduction by activating orexin neurons in the dorsomedial hypothalamus and kisspeptin neurons in the preoptic area of the ewe
Sh3-domain grb2-like (endophilin) interacting protein 1 (sgip1), a novel neuronal protein that regulates energy balance
Y2 receptor-selective agonist delays the estrogen-induced luteinizing hormone surge in ovariectomized ewes, but y1-receptor-selective agonist stimulates voluntary food intake