Table 2.

Averaged fast synaptic inputs of Kiss1 neurons in the preoptic area (AVPV/PeN) and Arc nucleus of males and females

	Female	Male
AVPV/PeN
EPSC frequency (Hz)	0.9 ± 0.1 (n = 30)	1.5 ± 0.2 (n = 10)*
EPSC amplitude (pA)	21.6 ± 1.1 (n = 30)	17.7 ± 1.4 (n = 10)
IPSC frequency (Hz)	0.3 ± 0.1 (n = 24)	0.4 ± 0.1 (n = 8)
IPSC amplitude (pA)	31.4 ± 2.6 (n = 24)	24.7 ± 1.4 (n = 8)
Arc
EPSC frequency (Hz)	0.9 ± 0.2 (n = 18)	1.0 ± 0.4 (n = 13)
EPSC amplitude (pA)	21.7 ± 1.6 (n = 18)	20.6 ± 1.5 (n = 13)
IPSC frequency (Hz)	0.1 ± 0.02 (n = 13)	0.1 ± 0.03 (n = 11)
IPSC amplitude (pA)	26.2 ± 3.6 (n = 13)	38.9 ± 7.0 (n = 11)

Mean ± SE.

*p < 0.05. To study synaptic activity of Kiss1 neurons from females on diestrus, 30 AVPV/PeN Kiss1 neurons from 20 mice, and 14 Arc Kiss1 neurons from 7 mice were recorded. To study synaptic activity of Kiss1 neurons from males 10 AVPV/PeN Kiss1 neurons from 3 mice and 13 Arc Kiss1 neurons from 11 mice were recorded.