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Donald K. Clifton is affiliated with the University of Washington in the United States. Their academic profile does not currently list published papers, frequent co-authors, or specific publication venues associated with their research. Additionally, no book publications, fields of study, subfields, or main topics of work have been identified in the available data.

There are no recorded awards or honors linked to this researcher at this time, and no indications of their status beyond being presently alive.

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Best Publications

  • LEPTIN IS A METABOLIC SIGNAL TO THE REPRODUCTIVE SYSTEM

    I A Barash;C C Cheung;D S Weigle;H Ren

  • A Role for Kisspeptins in the Regulation of Gonadotropin Secretion in the Mouse

    Michelle L. Gottsch;Matthew J. Cunningham;Jeremy T. Smith;Simina M. Popa

  • Regulation of Kiss1 gene expression in the brain of the female mouse.

    Jeremy Troy Smith;Matthew J Cunningham;Emilie F Rissman;Donald K Clifton

  • Activation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons by Kisspeptin as a Neuroendocrine Switch for the Onset of Puberty

    Seong-Kyu Han;Michelle L Gottsch;Kathy J Lee;Simina M Popa

  • Kisspeptin Activation of Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Neurons and Regulation of KiSS-1 mRNA in the Male Rat

    Michael S Irwig;Gregory S Fraley;Jeremy Troy Smith;Blake V Acohido

  • Proopiomelanocortin Neurons Are Direct Targets for Leptin in the Hypothalamus

    Clement C. Cheung;Donald K. Clifton;Robert A. Steiner

  • Kisspeptin Signaling in the Brain

    Amy E. Oakley;Donald K. Clifton;Robert A. Steiner

  • Regulation of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion by Kisspeptin/Dynorphin/Neurokinin B Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus of the Mouse

    Victor M. Navarro;Michelle L. Gottsch;Charles Chavkin;Hiroaki Okamura

  • Differential Regulation of KiSS-1 mRNA Expression by Sex Steroids in the Brain of the Male Mouse

    Jeremy Troy Smith;Heather M Dungan;Elizabeth A Stoll;Michelle L Gottsch

  • Leptin's Actions on the Reproductive Axis: Perspectives and Mechanisms

    Matthew J. Cunningham;Donald K. Clifton;Robert A. Steiner

  • Neurokinin B and Dynorphin A in Kisspeptin Neurons of the Arcuate Nucleus Participate in Generation of Periodic Oscillation of Neural Activity Driving Pulsatile Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Secretion in the Goat

    Yoshihiro Wakabayashi;Tomoaki Nakada;Ken Murata;Satoshi Ohkura

  • Leptin Is a Metabolic Gate for the Onset of Puberty in the Female Rat

    Clement C. Cheung;Janice E. Thornton;Joseph L. Kuijper;David S. Weigle;David S. Weigle

  • KiSS-1 neurones are direct targets for leptin in the ob/ob mouse.

    Jeremy Troy Smith;Blake V Acohido;Donald K Clifton;Robert A Steiner

  • Kiss1 neurons in the forebrain as central processors for generating the preovulatory luteinizing hormone surge.

    Jeremy Troy Smith;Simina M Popa;Donald K Clifton;Gloria E Hoffman

  • Regulation of Hypothalamic Proopiomelanocortin mRNA by Leptin in ob/ob Mice

    Janice E. Thornton;Clement C. Cheung;Donald K. Clifton;Robert A. Steiner

  • Sexual differentiation of Kiss1 gene expression in the brain of the rat

    Alexander S. Kauffman;Michelle L. Gottsch;Juan Roa;Alisa C. Byquist

  • Minireview: kisspeptin neurons as central processors in the regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion.

    Heather M. Dungan;Donald K Clifton;Robert A. Steiner

  • The Stimulatory Effect of Leptin on the Neuroendocrine Reproductive Axis of the Monkey

    Patricia D. Finn;Matthew J. Cunningham;K.-Y. Francis Pau;Harold G. Spies

  • Progesterone modulation of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in normal women.

    Michael R. Soules;Robert A. Steiner;Donald K. Clifton;Nancy L. Cohen

  • The Role of Kisspeptins and GPR54 in the Neuroendocrine Regulation of Reproduction

    Simina M. Popa;Donald K. Clifton;Robert A. Steiner

Frequent Co-Authors

Robert A. Steiner
Robert A. Steiner University of Washington
William J. Bremner
William J. Bremner University of Washington
Daniel M. Dorsa
Daniel M. Dorsa Oregon Health & Science University
Manuel Tena-Sempere
Manuel Tena-Sempere University of Córdoba
Gloria E. Hoffman
Gloria E. Hoffman Morgan State University
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Oline K. Rønnekleiv
Oline K. Rønnekleiv Oregon Health & Science University
Richard D. Palmiter
Richard D. Palmiter University of Washington
Ilpo Huhtaniemi
Ilpo Huhtaniemi Imperial College London
Charles Chavkin
Charles Chavkin University of Washington

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