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Abbreviations

AMPA:

α-a-Amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-isoxazole-4-propionic acid

ATP:

Adenosine 5′-triphosphate

bFGF:

Basic fibroblast growth factor

CAH:

Carbonic anhydrase

EGF:

Epidermal growth factor

EP1:

Prostaglandin E receptor-type 1

EP3:

Prostaglandin E receptor-type 3

ErbB:

Erythroblastosis B

FSH:

Follicle-stimulating hormone

GABA:

γ-Aminobutyric acid

GDH:

Glutamate dehydrogenase

GnRH:

Gonadotropin hormone-releasing hormone

GPI:

Glycosylphosphatidyl inositol

GS:

Glutamine synthetase

HB-EGF:

Heparin-binding EGF-like growth factor

IGF-1:

Insulin-like growth factor-1

KO:

Knockout

LH:

Luteinizing hormone

mGluRs:

Metabotropic glutamate receptors

NO:

Nitric oxide

NRGs:

Neuregulins

OVLT:

Organum vasculosum of the lamina terminalis

PaG:

Phosphate-activated glutaminase

PGE2 :

Prostaglandin E2

POA:

Preoptic area

RPTPβ:

Receptor-like protein tyrosine phosphatase-β

SynCAM:

Synaptic cell adhesion molecule

TACE:

Tumor necrosis factor alpha converting enzyme

TGFα:

Transforming growth factor alpha

TGFβ1:

Transforming growth factor beta1

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This work was supported by grants from the National Institutes of Health HD25123, MH65438, U54 HD18185 through cooperative agreement as part of the Specialized Cooperative Center’s Program in Reproduction and Infertility Research, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development/NIH, and RR00163 for the operation of the Oregon National Primate Research Center.

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    Lomniczi, A., Ojeda, S. (2009). A Role for Glial Cells of the Neuroendocrine Brain in the Central Control of Female Sexual Development. In: Haydon, P., Parpura, V. (eds) Astrocytes in (Patho)Physiology of the Nervous System. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-79492-1_19

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