Exploring Post-acute Care Challenges and Opportunities in Spinal Cord Injuries: Perspectives from 3 Distinct Countries: Canada, the United States, and Mexico.

This article describes the differences and similarities in post-acute care for patients with spinal cord injuries in Canada, the United States, and Mexico. It provides a comprehensive description of the current state of spinal cord injury post-acute care in each country, including the prevalent practices, rehabilitation continuum of care, as well as challenges and opportunities related to clinical services, psychosocial factors, economic considerations, and cultural influences.

Regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in nonhypothalamic tissues.

It is well established that hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) controls reproductive function by stimulating the production of gonadotropins from the pituitary. GNRH gene and its receptor (GnRHR) have also been detected outside the hypothalamus, and a growing body of literature supports an extrapituitary role for GnRH action. The exact function of GnRH in these tissues is not known, but GnRH expression has been described in reproductive tissues, including the ovary, placenta, breast, testes, and prostate.