Ovarian differentiation and the processes of follicle development, oocyte maturation and
ovulation are complex events, requiring the coordinated action of regulatory molecules. In …

Primary structure relationships between GnRH precursors or GnRH receptors have received
significant attention recently due to rapid DNA sequence determination of gene fragments …

The zebrafish has proven to be a model system with unparalleled utility in vertebrate genetic
and developmental studies. Substantially less attention has been paid to the potential role …

Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is a highly conserved neuroendocrine
decapeptide that is essential for the onset of puberty and the maintenance of the …

Hypophysiotropic GnRH neurons are located in the preoptic area and ventral hypothalamus
of sexually mature vertebrates. In several species, the embryonic origin of hypophysiotropic …

Neurons that synthesize and release GnRH are essential for the central regulation of
reproduction. Evidence suggests that forebrain GnRH neurons originate in the olfactory …

Recently, zebrafish has quickly risen as a model species for functional analysis of the brain–
pituitary–gonad axis. However, one of the hurdles for such work in this popular model …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is an evolutionarily conserved neuropeptide with
10 amino acid residues, of which several structural variants exist. A molecular form known …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is the final common signaling molecule used by
the brain to regulate reproduction in all vertebrates. Until now, a total of 24 GnRH structural …

The ontogeny of two gonadotropin-releasing-hormone (GnRH) systems, salmon GnRH
(sGnRH) and chicken GnRH-II (cGnRH-II), was investigated in zebrafish (Danio rerio). In situ …