A rise in tonic luteinizing hormone secretion occurs during photoperiod-stimulated sexual maturation of the female ferret.

abstract：:In the prostate, testosterone action depends on conversion to bioactive metabolites dihydrotestosterone and 17beta-estradiol (E2) via the 5alpha-reductase and aromatase enzymes, respectively. Exogenous estrogen inhibits prostate growth by indirect effects caused by suppression of pituitary gonadotropins and testicular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Bianco JJ,Handelsman DJ,Pedersen JS,Risbridger GP

更新日期：2002-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Immunosympathectomy produced by treatment of newborn rats with antibodies to nerve growth factor (NGF) delays ovarian development and disrupts estrous cyclicity. While these alterations have been ascribed to loss of sympathetic neurons innervating the ovary, the treatment also causes partial loss of ovarian sensory in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lara HE,McDonald JK,Ahmed CE,Ojeda SR

更新日期：1990-11-01 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：:Aprotinin caused a dose-dependent inhibition of [125I]hCG binding to its receptor in plasma membranes prepared from luteinized rat ovaries. Displacement of [125I]hCG from its receptor by aprotinin was temperature dependent, with an ID50 of 300 microM at 4 C and an ID50 of 3700 microM at 22 C. Equilibrium binding data ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wilks JW,Hui OJ

更新日期：1987-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The influence of sex hormones on the immune response to foreign antigens as well as self-antigens is now recognized. In this study, we investigated the influence of gender and sex hormones on the development of antibodies to double-stranded DNA in nonautoimmune C57BL/6J mice. Immunoglobulin G (IgG) anti-dsDNA antibodi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Verthelyi D,Ahmed SA

更新日期：1994-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Removal of the 18-hydroxy group of the hemiacetal form of aldosterone transforms its activity from that of pure agonist to predominant antagonist. The 18-deoxy derivative possesses one third of the binding affinity of aldosterone for the cytoplasmic mineralocorticoid receptor of rat kidney and exhibits an approximate ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ulick S,Marver D,Adam WR,Funder JW

更新日期：1979-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The p44/p42 MAPKs (ERK1/2) cascade regulates beta-cell nuclear events, which modulates cell differentiation and gene transcription, whereas its implication in processes occurring in the cytoplasm, such as activation of the exocytotic machinery, is still unclear. Using the MIN6 beta-cell line and isolated rat islets of...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Longuet C,Broca C,Costes S,Hani EH,Bataille D,Dalle S

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:P19 EPI-7, a differentiated murine embryonal carcinoma cell line with an epithelioid morphology, does not require external growth factors for proliferation under clonal and subconfluent conditions. At saturation density, however, cells become quiescent in the G1/G0 phase of the cell cycle from which they can be restim...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： van Zoelen EJ,Koornneef I,Holthuis JC,Ward-van Oostwaard TM,Feijen A,de Poorter TL,Mummery CL,van Buul-Offers SC

更新日期：1989-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Progesterone modulates estrogen-stimulated responses in the uterus. Calbindin-D 9k (CaBP9k), a 17 beta-estradiol-responsive gene expressed in the uterus, was used as a marker to examine the interactions between endogenous progesterone and estradiol in the rat. The variations in uterine CaBP9k messenger RNAs (mRNAs) du...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： L'Horset F,Blin C,Brehier A,Thomasset M,Perret C

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Fibroblasts represent one of the in vivo sites of extrahepatic insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) production. In this study, cultured fibroblasts prepared from the skin of neonatal rats were used as a model to assess the role of serum in regulating IGF-I messenger RNA (mRNA) levels. IGF-I mRNA, as demonstrated by No...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lowe WL Jr,Kummer M,Karpen CW,Wu XD

更新日期：1990-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adult female transgenic mice expressing the human GH (hGH) gene with mouse metallothionein-I promoter are sterile. To evaluate the hypothalamic-pituitary function in these animals, adult female transgenic mice and nontransgenic normal littermates were ovariectomized. On days 7 and 8 after ovariectomy, mice were inject...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chandrashekar V,Bartke A,Wagner TE

更新日期：1992-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dexamethasone, a synthetic glucocorticoid, inhibits the initial rate of transport of the nonmetabolizable amino acid, alpha-aminoisobutyric acid, in rat hepatoma tissue culture (HTC) cells. To determine whether this inhibition is mediated by the same proximal steps as is the steroidal induction of tyrosine aminotransf...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gelehrter TD,McDonald RA

更新日期：1981-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Skeletal cells synthesize bone morphogenetic proteins (BMPs) and BMP antagonists. Gremlin, a BMP antagonist, is expressed in osteoblasts and opposes BMP effects on osteoblastic differentiation and function in vitro. However, its effects in vivo are not known. To investigate the actions of gremlin on bone remodeling in...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gazzerro E,Pereira RC,Jorgetti V,Olson S,Economides AN,Canalis E

更新日期：2005-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well established that PRL secretion is under a tonic inhibition exercised by the hypothalamic dopamine (DA). One feature of this regulation is an immediate withdrawal reaction (elevation of PRL release) of mammotropes after disruption of hypothalamic influence. Although plasma PRL rises rapidly, the suckling sti...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Murányi A,Gergely P,Fekete MI,Nagy GM

更新日期：1998-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Administration of dehydroepiandrosterone (DHA) to immature female rats on day 27 for 3 days resulted in an increase in uterine weight within 6 h of injection and a surge of FSH, LH and prolactin occurred on day 30 resulting in premature ovulation. Increase in ovarian weight and vaginal patency also occurred on day 30....

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Knudsen JF,Mahesh VB

更新日期：1975-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) that interfere with the steroid axis can affect amelogenesis, leading to enamel hypomineralization similar to that of molar incisor hypomineralization, a recently described enamel disease. We investigated the sex steroid receptors that may mediate the effects of EDCs during rat am...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Jedeon K,Loiodice S,Salhi K,Le Normand M,Houari S,Chaloyard J,Berdal A,Babajko S

更新日期：2016-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estrogen (E2)-dependent 90,000-92,000 M(r) protein is synthesized and released by the sheep oviduct in a temporally and regionally specific manner during the first few days of pregnancy, where it associates with the embryo. The present study was undertaken to further define the nature of this protein and its regula...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： DeSouza MM,Murray MK

更新日期：1995-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Mast cells are involved in atopic disorders, often exacerbated by stress, and are located perivascularly close to sympathetic and sensory nerve endings. Mast cells are activated by electrical nerve stimulation and millimolar concentrations of neuropeptides, such as substance P (SP). Moreover, acute psychological stres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Theoharides TC,Singh LK,Boucher W,Pang X,Letourneau R,Webster E,Chrousos G

更新日期：1998-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although kisspeptin is the primary stimulator of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion and therefore the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis, recent findings suggest kisspeptin can also regulate additional neuroendocrine processes including release of growth hormone (GH). Here we show that central delivery of kissp...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Foradori CD,Whitlock BK,Daniel JA,Zimmerman AD,Jones MA,Read CC,Steele BP,Smith JT,Clarke IJ,Elsasser TH,Keisler DH,Sartin JL

更新日期：2017-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:1Alpha,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3 (1,25-(OH)2D3) is a potent mediator of differentiation and maintenance of specific functions of osteoblasts. To detect novel targets for 1,25-(OH)2D3 action, we applied differential display PCR to human fetal osteoblast-like cells and identified the human analog of murine cystein rich pro...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Schütze N,Lechner A,Groll C,Siggelkow H,Hüfner M,Köhrle J,Jakob F

更新日期：1998-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) is specifically and reversibly bound by particulate fractions from adrenals from fetal calves and lambs. These binding sites appear to be located primarily in the adrenal medulla and have properties very similar to those which we have detected in adult human, bovine, and ovine adrenal medulla. ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Karaplis AC,Powell WS

更新日期：1981-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We investigated whether genetic selection for growth influences pituitary GH secretion in two strains of rats, LL (large) and SS (small). Animals were bled every 15 min for 6 h via an indwelling atrial Silastic catheter, and GH levels were determined by RIA. LL and SS males displayed a low frequency, high amplitude ep...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： O'Sullivan D,Millard WJ,Badger TM,Martin JB,Martin RJ

更新日期：1986-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies using twins and inbred strains of mice reveal evidence for genetic mechanisms contributing to variation in circulating levels of IGF-I, IGF-II, and IGF binding protein (IGFBP)-3. To examine the hypothesis that serum IGFBP-5 levels have a strong heritable component, we intercrossed two inbred strains of ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mohan S,Masinde G,Li X,Baylink DJ

更新日期：2003-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In this study, we investigated the hypothalamic regulatory role of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the control of LH and PRL secretion. Overiectomized ewes were surgically prepared with bilateral guide tubes directed at the preoptic area (POA) or medial basal hypothalamus (MBH). After rec...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Anderson ST,Sawangjaroen K,Curlewis JD

更新日期：1996-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The median eminence (ME) region of the hypothalamus was electrically stimulated through permanently implanted electrodes in 1 unanesthetized sheep. Plasma concentrations of GH and prolactin (PRL) were measured at 10-min intervals before, during and after 30-min periods of electrical stimulation or sham procedures. The...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Malven PV

更新日期：1975-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maternal plasma concentrations of GH and PRL increase dramatically upon the initiation of lactation in the rat. In light of the fact that these two hormones have evolved from one common precursor, we sought to determine if the neuroendocrine mechanisms regulating their concomitant increase during lactation are com...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Wehrenberg WB,Gaillard RC

更新日期：1989-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We studied the effects of 17 beta-estradiol (E2) and PTH on alkaline phosphatase activity in SaOS-2 cells that had been passaged and grown continually in the presence (SaOS + Dex) or absence (SaOS - Dex) of 10(-8) M dexamethasone (Dex). We showed that the more differentiated SaOS + Dex cells had higher alkaline phosph...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rao LG,Wylie JN,Sutherland MS,Murray TM

更新日期：1994-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The 3'5'-cyclic GMP (cGMP) pathway is known to influence ovarian functions, including steroidogenesis, ovulation, and granulosa cell proliferation. We show here that cGMP-phosphodiesterase (PDE) activity increased in a gonadotropin-dependent manner more than 3-fold in the cumulus-oocyte complex (COC) after 24 h in vit...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Sasseville M,Côté N,Gagnon MC,Richard FJ

更新日期：2008-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation can interfere with endometrial receptivity. We examined how interleukin 1β (IL-1β) affects expression of the uterine gap junction protein connexin 43 (Cx43), which is known to be critical for embryonic implantation. We used an in vitro model of human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), Western blotting, and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yu J,Berga SL,Zou W,Yook DG,Pan JC,Andrade AA,Zhao L,Sidell N,Bagchi IC,Bagchi MK,Taylor RN

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Benign prostatic hyperplasia is a nonmalignant enlargement of the prostate that commonly occurs in older men. We show that liver X receptor (Lxr)-α knockout mice (lxrα(-/-)) develop ventral prostate hypertrophy, correlating with an overaccumulation of secreted proteins in prostatic ducts and an alteration of vesicular...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Viennois E,Esposito T,Dufour J,Pommier A,Fabre S,Kemeny JL,Guy L,Morel L,Lobaccaro JM,Baron S

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00