Melatonin receptors are present in the ferret pars tuberalis and pars distalis, but not in brain.

abstract：:The effect of diabetes mellitus on the synthesis and secretion of thyroid hormone ws investigated in mice with streptozotocin-induced diabetes. Thyroid glands were labeled in vivo with 131I for 2 h. In control animals, TSH stimulated the synthesis of PB127I and 131I-labeled iodothyronines and simultaneously decreased ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bagchi N,Brown TR,Shivers B,Lucas S,Mack RE

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To assess a possible regulatory influence of opioids upon anterior pituitary function in the chimpanzee, we evaluated the effects of the specific opiate receptor antagonist naloxone and the agonistic enkephalin analog [D-Ala2, MePhe4,Met(o)-ol]enkephalin (FK 33-824; Sandoz) on serum levels of PRL, cortisol, FSH, and L...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gosselin RE,Blankstein J,Dent DW,Hobson WC,Fuller GB,Reyes FI,Winter JS,Faiman C

更新日期：1983-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Serum levels of progesterone in hysterectomized gilts were determined to evaluate the effects of exogenous 17 beta-estradiol (17 beta-E2) on the secretory activity of aging corpora lutea. Gilts were hysterectomized on day 6 of the estrous cycle and given im injections of 17 beta-E2 to mimic blood levels of endogenous ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Musah AI,Ford JJ,Anderson LL

更新日期：1984-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The GH/IGF-I axis has both pre- and postpubertal metabolic effects. However, the differential effects of GH and/or IGF-I on animal physiology or the plasma proteome are still being unraveled. In this report, we analyzed several physiological effects along with the plasma proteome after treatment of mice with recombina...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ding J,List EO,Bower BD,Kopchick JJ

更新日期：2011-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contributions of estradiol and testosterone to atherosclerotic lesion progression are not entirely understood. Cross-sex hormone therapy (XHT) for transgender individuals dramatically alters estrogen and testosterone levels and consequently could have widespread consequences for cardiovascular health. Yet, no prec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Goetz TG,Mamillapalli R,Sahin C,Majidi-Zolbin M,Ge G,Mani A,Taylor HS

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Basal hypothalamic deafferentation abolished the nycthemeral rhythm of both plasma TSH and corticosterone. ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Fukuda H,Greer MA

更新日期：1975-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The neuroendocrine hormones ACTH and corticotropin- releasing factor (CRF), which are involved in the stress response, have acute effects on arterial pressure. New evidence indicates that urocortin (UCN), the putative agonist for the CRF type 2 receptor, has selective cardiovascular actions. The responses to long-term...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weisinger RS,Blair-West JR,Burns P,Denton DA,Purcell B,Vale W,Rivier J,Weisinger HS,May CN

更新日期：2004-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study was undertaken to identify the mechanisms underlying the effect of insulin-like growth factor (IGF-I) on LH receptor in rat granulosa cells. Treatment with FSH, as expected, produced a substantial increase in LH receptor messenger RNA (mRNA) level, and concurrent treatment with increasing concentrati...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hirakawa T,Minegishi T,Abe K,Kishi H,Ibuki Y,Miyamoto K

更新日期：1999-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The purpose of this investigation was to use an approach targeted specifically on endogenous relaxin to determine the influence of relaxin on birth in the rat. To that end, a monoclonal antibody specific for rat relaxin, designated MCA1, was used to passively neutralize endogenous relaxin in intact pregnant rats. MCA1...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Guico-Lamm ML,Sherwood OD

更新日期：1988-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:GH promotes not only longitudinal growth in children but is active throughout life in protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism. The multiple actions of GH start when GH binds to the cell surface-expressed GH receptor. Effectiveness of the hormone depends both on its presence in the circulation and the availability of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van Kerkhof P,Smeets M,Strous GJ

更新日期：2002-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Embryo implantation is a highly synchronized event between an activated blastocyst and a receptive endometrium. The success of this process relies on the dynamic interplay of estrogen (E(2)) and progesterone (P(4)), however, the details of this interaction are not entirely clear. Recent data implicate E(2) and P(4) in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Frolova A,Flessner L,Chi M,Kim ST,Foyouzi-Yousefi N,Moley KH

更新日期：2009-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have studied the long-term effects of nicotinamide (NIC) on the synthesis of NO by insulin producing cells. NIC delays the formation of nitrite by interleukin (IL)-1 beta-(IL-1, 25 U/ml)-stimulated RINm5F cells, and previous exposure of cells to IL-1 for 15 h prevents this effect. The delay is associated with a lac...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Andrade J,Conde M,Ramírez R,Monteseirín J,Conde J,Sobrino F,Bedoya FJ

更新日期：1996-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The action of added insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) and dihydrotestosterone (DHT) on steroid 5 alpha-reductase (5 alpha R) activity was studied using primary cultures of rat or human scrotal skin fibroblasts. Agents were added to cultured cells (2 x 10(5) cells) for 2 days, and enzyme activity was measured by the...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Horton R,Pasupuletti V,Antonipillai I

更新日期：1993-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen-based hormone therapy (HT) in postmenopausal women may reduce the risk of Alzheimer's disease (AD), although HT remains controversial. One key concern with HT is the potential of adverse outcomes such as breast and uterine cancer. A promising strategy to maximize HT benefits and minimize HT risks is the use o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Carroll JC,Pike CJ

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Atrial, brain-type, and C-type natriuretic peptides (ANP, BNP, and CNP) act via receptors with intrinsic guanylate cyclase activity. The A-type and B-type ANP receptors are selectively activated by ANP and CNP, respectively. The anterior pituitary is a site of ANP production and action, suggesting a local regulatory f...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： McArdle CA,Poch A,Käppler K

更新日期：1993-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dispersed cells from whole testes or from isolated interstitial tissue of mature rats, yielded two distinct populations of Leydig cells when subjected to centrifugation in a 0-40% metrizamide gradient. One population (I) was found in a fractions with a density of 1.085-1.117 g/cm3, and the other population (II) was fo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Payne AH,Downing JR,Wong KL

更新日期：1980-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Invasion of human trophoblasts is promoted through activation of wingless (Wnt) signaling, suggesting a role of the pathway in placental development and morphogenesis. However, details on the process such as involvement of canonical and/or noncanonical Wnt signaling cascades as well as their target genes are largely u...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sonderegger S,Haslinger P,Sabri A,Leisser C,Otten JV,Fiala C,Knöfler M

更新日期：2010-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Osteocalcin (OC), a bone specific protein expressed during differentiation and mineralization of the bone extracellular matrix, is down-regulated upon treatment with transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta 1. To address the potential role of OC gene expression in relation to TGF-beta 1 regulation of bone formation and r...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Banerjee C,Stein JL,Van Wijnen AJ,Frenkel B,Lian JB,Stein GS

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effect of conditioned vs. fresh culture medium on the dopaminergic inhibition of TSH and PRL secretion by primary cultures of male rat anterior pituitary cells has been studied. In the presence of conditioned medium (that had been in contact with the cells over the 3-day culture period) 10(-6) M dopamine (DA) inhi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Foord SM,Peters JR,Dieguez C,Shewring G,Hall R,Scanlon MF

更新日期：1986-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin receptor, following insulin stimulation of cells, triggers formation of various signaling complexes. In rat HTC hepatoma cells overexpressing normal human insulin receptors (HTC-IR), p85 regulatory subunit of phosphatidylinositol-3-kinase (PI3K) forms signaling complexes containing the insulin receptor, in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sung CK,Choi WS,Sanchez-Margalet V

更新日期：1998-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：UNLABELLED:The long-acting glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor (GLP-1R) agonists, exendin-4 and liraglutide, suppress food intake and body weight. The mediating site(s) of action for the anorectic effects produced by peripheral administration of these GLP-1R agonists are not known. Experiments addressed whether food intak...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kanoski SE,Fortin SM,Arnold M,Grill HJ,Hayes MR

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The rat anterior pituitary expresses beta(2)-adrenoceptors (ARs) on somatotrophs, lactotrophs, and corticotrophs. The present study investigates whether beta(1)-ARs exist in the anterior pituitary, in which cell type(s) they are found, and whether they are regulated by glucocorticoids. As determined by quantitative RT...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Janssens K,Krylyshkina O,Hersmus N,Vankelecom H,Denef C

更新日期：2008-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enteroendocrine and enteric nervous systems convey signals through an overlapping network of regulatory peptides that act either as circulating hormones or as localized neurotransmitters within the gastrointestinal tract. Because recent studies invoke an important role for vasoactive intestinal peptide (VIP) as a ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yusta B,Holland D,Waschek JA,Drucker DJ

更新日期：2012-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Two experiments tested whether serotonergic neurons participate in the acute feedback effects of estradiol on LH and PRL secretion. In the first study, ovariectomized female rats received oil vehicle or estradiol benzoate and were killed 3 h later. The turnover of serotonin [5-hydroxytryptamine (5-HT)] in microdissect...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Johnson MD,Crowley WR

更新日期：1983-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Twelve weeks of high-fat diet feeding causes ghrelin resistance in arcuate neuropeptide Y (NPY)/agouti-related protein (AgRP) neurons. In the current study, we investigated whether diet-induced weight loss could restore NPY/AgRP neuronal responsiveness to ghrelin and whether ghrelin mediates rebound weight gain after ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Briggs DI,Lockie SH,Wu Q,Lemus MB,Stark R,Andrews ZB

更新日期：2013-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have demonstrated that uterine progesterone (P) receptor is under dual hormonal control; estradiol (E2) induces the synthesis of cytosolic P receptor, and P induces the loss of its own receptor and antagonizes E2-induced P receptor replenishment. The objective of this study was to examine the contribu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Okulicz WC

更新日期：1986-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Earlier studies have shown that lactation-induced bone loss in the rat is both PTH- and vitamin D-independent and have suggested the involvement of another, as yet unidentified, factor(s) in the altered calcium metabolism which accompanies lactation. In the present study, we investigated the possibility that PTH-relat...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yamamoto M,Duong LT,Fisher JE,Thiede MA,Caulfield MP,Rosenblatt M

更新日期：1991-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The enhancement of metabolic rate by thyroid hormone in target tissues is accompanied by increased glucose utilization, which in skeletal muscle and many other tissues is regulated at the level of membrane transport. To elucidate the role of thyroid hormone as a regulator of glucose transport in skeletal muscle, we ha...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Weinstein SP,Watts J,Haber RS

更新日期：1991-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Intracellular cargo transport relies on microtubules and motor proteins such as kinesins and dyneins. Currently we have ample knowledge of the mechanisms by which motor proteins propel themselves along the microtubules, but little is known about intracellular factors that regulate motor speed. Here we show that proadr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Larráyoz IM,Martínez A

更新日期：2012-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spinal cord hemisection between T2 and T3 inhibits compensatory adrenal growth when the contralateral but not the ipsilateral adrenal is removed (p less than 0.01). Pretreatment of left adrenals with 1 or 2% lidocaine, but not with saline, before removal inhibits compensatory right adrenal growth that is normally obse...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Engeland WC,Dallman MF

更新日期：1976-12-01 00:00:00