Embryonic development of gonadotrope cells and gonadotropic hormones–lessons from model fish

FA Weltzien, J Hildahl, K Hodne, K Okubo… - Molecular and cellular …, 2014 - Elsevier
Pituitary gonadotropins, follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH),
are key regulators of vertebrate reproduction. The differential regulation of these hormones …

[HTML][HTML] A novel model for development, organization, and function of gonadotropes in fish pituitary

M Golan, J Biran, B Levavi-Sivan - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2014 - frontiersin.org
The gonadotropins follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) are key
regulators of the reproductive axis in vertebrates. Despite the high popularity of zebrafish as …

Developmental tracing of luteinizing hormone β‐subunit gene expression using green fluorescent protein transgenic medaka (Oryzias latipes) reveals a putative …

J Hildahl, GK Sandvik, R Lifjeld, K Hodne… - Developmental …, 2012 - Wiley Online Library
Background: Luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), produced in
gonadotrope cells in the adenohypophysis are key regulators of vertebrate reproduction …

Gonadotropin signaling in zebrafish ovary and testis development: insights from gene knockout study

L Chu, J Li, Y Liu, CHK Cheng - Molecular Endocrinology, 2015 - academic.oup.com
Using the transcription activator-like effectors nucleases-mediated gene knockout
technology, we have previously demonstrated that LH signaling is required for oocyte …

Studies in zebrafish reveal unusual cellular expression patterns of gonadotropin receptor messenger ribonucleic acids in the testis and unexpected functional …

A García-Lopez, H de Jonge, RH Nobrega… - …, 2010 - academic.oup.com
This study aimed to improve, using the zebrafish model, our understanding of the distinct
roles of pituitary gonadotropins FSH and LH in regulating testis functions in teleost fish. We …

Ontogenic Expression Profiles of Gonadotropins (fshb and lhb) and Growth Hormone (gh) During Sexual Differentiation and Puberty Onset in Female Zebrafish

W Chen, W Ge - Biology of reproduction, 2012 - academic.oup.com
In the zebrafish model, the ontogenic expression profiles of all pituitary hormones have been
reported except gonadotropins, partly because they are not supposed to be expressed in the …

[HTML][HTML] The highly overlapping actions of Lh signaling and Fsh signaling on zebrafish spermatogenesis

Y Xie, L Chu, Y Liu, KWY Sham, J Li… - Journal of …, 2017 - joe.bioscientifica.com
Gonadotropin signaling plays a pivotal role in the spermatogenesis of vertebrates, but
exactly how gonadotropins regulate the process in non-mammalian species remains …

Gonadotropin characterization, localization and expression in the European hake (Merluccius merluccius)

M Candelma, R Fontaine, S Colella… - …, 2017 - rep.bioscientifica.com
In vertebrates, the regulation of gametogenesis is under the control of gonadotropins (Gth),
follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) and luteinizing hormone (Lh). In fish, the physiological …

Evolution of gonadotropin signaling on gonad development: insights from gene knockout studies in zebrafish

J Li, CHK Cheng - Biology of reproduction, 2018 - academic.oup.com
Gonadal development is precisely regulated by the two gonadotropins luteinizing hormone
(LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). Much progress on understanding the functions …

Expression profiles of LHβ, FSHβ and their gonadal receptor mRNAs during sexual differentiation of Xenopus laevis tadpoles

R Urbatzka, C Lorenz, I Lutz, W Kloas - General and comparative …, 2010 - Elsevier
The gonadotropins, luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), are
important hormones regulating reproductive biology in vertebrates, especially the processes …