Neuroendocrinology of reproduction in teleost fish

Y Zohar, JA Muñoz-Cueto, A Elizur, O Kah - General and comparative …, 2010 - Elsevier
This review aims at synthesizing the most relevant information regarding the
neuroendocrine circuits controlling reproduction, mainly gonadotropin release, in teleost …

How the brain processes social information: searching for the social brain

TR Insel, RD Fernald - Annu. Rev. Neurosci., 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Because information about gender, kin, and social status are essential for
reproduction and survival, it seems likely that specialized neural mechanisms have evolved …

Endocrine manipulations of spawning in cultured fish: from hormones to genes

Y Zohar, CC Mylonas - Reproductive biotechnology in Finfish aquaculture, 2001 - Elsevier
Almost all fish reared in captivity exhibit some form of reproductive dysfunction. In females,
there is often failure to undergo final oocyte maturation, ovulation and spawning; while in …

A human intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel

TM Ishii, C Silvia, B Hirschberg… - Proceedings of the …, 1997 - National Acad Sciences
An intermediate conductance calcium-activated potassium channel, hIK1, was cloned from
human pancreas. The predicted amino acid sequence is related to, but distinct from, the …

Sociogenomics: social life in molecular terms

GE Robinson, CM Grozinger, CW Whitfield - Nature Reviews Genetics, 2005 - nature.com
Spectacular progress in molecular biology, genome-sequencing projects and genomics
makes this an appropriate time to attempt a comprehensive understanding of the molecular …

Structural and functional evolution of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone in vertebrates

K Okubo, Y Nagahama - Acta physiologica, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) has a central role in the neural
control of vertebrate reproduction. This review describes an overview of what is currently …

Serotonin, social status and aggression

DH Edwards, EA Kravitz - Current opinion in neurobiology, 1997 - Elsevier
Serotonin, social status and aggression appear to be linked in many animal species,
including humans. The linkages are complex, and, for the most part, details relating the …

[HTML][HTML] Rapid behavioral and genomic responses to social opportunity

SS Burmeister, ED Jarvis, RD Fernald - PLoS biology, 2005 - journals.plos.org
From primates to bees, social status regulates reproduction. In the cichlid fish Astatotilapia
(Haplochromis) burtoni, subordinate males have reduced fertility and must become …

GnRH and GnRH receptors in metazoa: a historical, comparative, and evolutive perspective

O Kah, C Lethimonier, G Somoza, LG Guilgur… - General and …, 2007 - Elsevier
About 50years after Harris's first demonstration of its existence, GnRH has strongly
stimulated the interest and imagination of scientists, resulting in a high number of studies in …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone genes: phylogeny, structure, and functions

RD Fernald, RB White - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 1999 - Elsevier
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH, previously called leutinizing hormone-releasing
hormone, LHRH) is the final common signaling molecule used by the brain to regulate …