Starting with the beginning of the last century, a multitude of scientific studies has
documented that the lunar cycle times behaviors and physiology in many organisms. It is …

The environment which living organisms inhabit is not constant and many factors, such as
light, temperature, and food availability, display cyclic and predictable variations. To adapt to …

Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that belongs to the
RFamide peptide family and was first identified in the quail brain. From the discovery of …

In humans, as in the other mammals, the neuroendocrine control of reproduction is ensured
by the brain-pituitary gonadotropic axis. Multiple internal and environmental cues are …

Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that was isolated
from the brains of Japanese quail in 2000, which inhibited luteinizing hormone release from …

The discovery of novel neurohormones is important for the advancement of
neuroendocrinology. In early 1970s, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), a …

LPXRFamide (LPXRFa) peptides have been characterized for their ability to inhibit
gonadotropin (GTH) release in birds and stimulate growth hormone (GH) release in frogs …

Water temperature is an environmental factor of primary importance that influences
reproductive function in fish. To understand the molecular and physiological mechanisms …

Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key hormone for reproductive
functions in vertebrates and non-vertebrates. Although GnRH neuronal system is regulated …

Energy balance plays an important role in the control of reproduction. However, the cellular
and molecular mechanisms connecting the two systems are not well understood especially …