Menopause
Ovarian failure changes reproductive mechanisms, not energy balance
Published in Women's Health Weekly, April 1st, 2004
According to a study from the United States, "degeneration of the ovary in middle-aged women results in castrate levels of ovarian steroids and increased gonadotropin secretion from the anterior pituitary gland. Aging in women is also accompanied by significant changes in energy homeostasis. We have observed alterations in hypothalamic morphology and gene expression in older women, including hypertrophy and increased gene expression of neurokinin B (NKB) neurones, elevated levels of gonadotropin releasing-hormone (GnRH) mRNA and decreased numbers of neurones expressing pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC)...
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