Steroid hormones are involved in the regulation of a variety of processes like embryonic
development, sex differentiation, metabolism, immune responses, circadian rhythms, stress …

Steroid hormones modulate several important biological processes like metabolism, stress
response, and reproduction. Steroidogenesis drives reproductive function wherein …

Zebrafish, Danio rerio, has long been used as a model organism in developmental biology.
Nowadays, due to their advantages compared to other model animals, the fish gain …

Steroids in Nonmammalian Vertebrates offers a critical assessment of each identification
and/or quantification of a steroid in nonmammalian vertebrates, with particular reference to …

Reproduction in vertebrates is controlled by the Hypothalamus–Pituitary–Gonad axis and
the main hormone actions have been extensively described. Still, despite the scattered …

Neurosteroids are defined as steroids de novo synthesized in the central nervous system.
While the production of neurosteroids is well documented in mammals and amphibians …

Sex steroids are involved in all aspects of the regulation of reproductive processes in
vertebrates. Teleost fish produce several types of bioactive gonadal steroids, including …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses that the gonads potentiality to produce steroids,
and the regulation of the syntheses. The nature, shape, and intensity of a hormonal signal …

Publisher Summary This chapter provides an overview of teleost endocrine physiology in
terms of both the diverse and conserved nature of hormones in fishes. Techniques available …

In vertebrate reproductive endocrinology sex steroids play a pivotal role via binding to
receptors. However, information on the origin and relevance of sex steroids in invertebrates …