University of Nebraska - Lincoln DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln Faculty Papers and Publications in Animal Science Animal Science Department 12-10-2017 Expression and Role of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone 2 and Its Receptor in Mammals Amy Desaulniers University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
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[email protected] Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/animalscifacpub Part of the Genetics and Genomics Commons, and the Meat Science Commons Desaulniers, Amy; Cederberg, Rebecca A.; Lents, Clay A.; and White, Brett R., "Expression and Role of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone 2 and Its Receptor in Mammals" (2017). Faculty Papers and Publications in Animal Science. 986. http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/animalscifacpub/986 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Animal Science Department at DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. It has been accepted for inclusion in Faculty Papers and Publications in Animal Science by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@University of Nebraska - Lincoln. REVIEW published: 11 December 2017 doi: 10.3389/fendo.2017.00269 Expression and Role of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone 2 and Its Receptor in Mammals Amy T. Desaulniers1, Rebecca A. Cederberg1, Clay A. Lents 2 and Brett R. White1* 1 Department of Animal Science, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Lincoln, NE, United States, 2 USDA, ARS, USMARC, Clay Center, NE, United States Gonadotropin-releasing hormone 1 (GnRH1) and its receptor (GnRHR1) drive mammalian reproduction via regulation of the gonadotropins.