abstract：:Insect kinins modulate aspects of diuresis, digestion, development, and sugar taste perception in tarsi and labellar sensilla in mosquitoes. They are, however, subject to rapid biological degradation by endogenous invertebrate peptidases. A series of α-aminoisobutyric (Aib) acid-containing insect kinin analogs incorpo...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Xiong C,Kaczmarek K,Zabrocki J,Pietrantonio PV,Nachman RJ

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Ecdysis triggering hormone receptors (ETHR) regulate the behavioral sequence necessary for cuticle shedding. Recent reports have documented functions for ETHR signaling in adult Drosophila melanogaster. In this study, we report that ETHR silencing in local interneurons of the antennal lobes and fruitless neurons leads...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Deshpande SA,Meiselman M,Hice RH,Arensburger P,Rivera-Perez C,Kim DH,Croft RL,Noriega FG,Adams ME

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Motilin (MLN), an interdigestive hormone secreted by endocrine cells of the intestinal mucosa, binds to a G protein-coupled receptor to exert its biological function of regulating gastrointestinal motility. In the present study, we identified the prepromotilin and mln receptor (mlnr) from the spotted sea bass, Lateola...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Zhou Y,Qi X,Wen H,Zhang K,Zhang X,Li J,Li Y,Fan H

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The melanocortin-3 receptor (MC3R) is known to be involved in regulation of energy homeostasis, regulating feed efficiency and nutrient partitioning in mammals. Its physiological roles in non-mammalian vertebrates, especially economically important aquaculture species, are not well understood. Channel catfish (Ictalur...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Yang LK,Zhang ZR,Wen HS,Tao YX

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Maintenance of internal ionic and acid-base homeostasis is critical for survival in all biological systems. Similar to mammals, aquatic fishes have developed sophisticated homeostatic mechanisms to mitigate metabolic or environmental disruptions in ionic and acid-base status of systemic body fluids via hormone-control...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Yan JJ,Hwang PP

更新日期：2019-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In vertebrates, the ontogeny of several crucial organismal systems is known to occur early in life. Developmental conditions can ultimately have important consequences on adult fitness by affecting individual phenotype. These developmental effects are thought to be primarily mediated by endocrine systems, and especial...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Dupont SM,Grace JK,Brischoux F,Angelier F

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neurotransmitters such as serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine; 5-HT) in the central nervous system regulate diverse physiological functions, including reproduction, feeding, learning, and memory, in diverse animal phyla. 5-HT and the 5-HT1 subtype receptor play important roles in sexual maturation and in the initiation of ...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Kim KS,Kim MA,Sohn YC

更新日期：2019-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:The pituitary is a central organ of the neuro-endocrine system in fish that plays critical roles in various physiological processes, including stress response and behavior. Although it is known that pituitary hormones can have a direct or indirect influence stimulating or suppressing the immune responses, whether ther...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Liu X,Khansari AR,Tort L

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Phenotypic effects of global warming have been documented in many different taxa. However, the importance of transgenerational phenotypic plasticity in these adaptations are seldom studied. In birds, temperature could affect egg characteristics. Higher temperatures during egg-laying may reduce maintenance costs for fe...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Bleu J,Agostini S,Angelier F,Biard C

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Stress-induced inhibition of innate immune activity has been observed in a variety of wild birds and may increase chances of infection because this activity constitutes the first line of defense against pathogens. We previously reported that the transient elevation of plasma corticosterone (CORT; the primary avian glu...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Gao S,Deviche PJ

更新日期：2019-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In teleosts, sex is plastic and is influenced by environmental factors. Elevated temperatures have masculinizing effects on the phenotypic sex of certain sensitive species. In this study, we reared genetic XX Japanese flounder at a high temperature (27.5 ± 0.5 °C) and obtained a population of sex-reversal XX males (ma...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Yang Y,Liu Q,Xiao Y,Xu S,Wang X,Yang J,Song Z,You F,Li J

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, four full-length cDNAs of somatostatin receptor (sstr) were cloned from the forebrain and pituitary of red-spotted grouper. The four full-length cDNAs were designated 2292, 1522, 1873 and 1789 bp and identified as sstr1, sstr2, sstr3, and sstr5 by BLAST analysis; the corresponding sizes of the op...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Zhang Y,Tang Z,Lin W,Yuan X,Jia J,Sun C,Li W

更新日期：2019-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Undifferentiated spermatogonia (Aund) or spermatogonial stem cells (SSCs) are committed to the establishment and maintenance of spermatogenesis and fertility throughout a male's life and are located in a highly specialized microenvironment called niche that regulates their fate. Although several studies have been deve...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Costa GMJ,Sousa AL,Figueiredo AFA,Lacerda SMSN,França LR

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The tegu lizard Salvator merianae is a large, widely distributed teiid lizard endemic to South America that exhibits annual cycles of high activity during the spring and summer, and hibernation during winter. This pattern of activity and hibernation is accompanied by profound seasonal changes in physiology and behavio...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Zena LA,Dillon D,Hunt KE,Navas CA,Bícego KC,Buck CL

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have previously shown that the somatic growth of barfin flounder, Verasper moseri, was promoted by green light. The present study was undertaken to elucidate whether growth-promoting effect of green light can be observed in other flatfishes and to understand the roles of endocrine systems in green light-induced gro...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Shimizu D,Kasagi S,Takeuchi R,Maeda T,Furufuji S,Mizusawa K,Andoh T,Takahashi A

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies have revealed nesfatin-1 as a hypothalamic neuropeptide, regulating food intake, energy expenditure and reproduction primarily by acting on the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis. Nesfatin-1 is also localized in several peripheral tissues including testes. However, functional significance of nesfatin-1...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Ranjan A,Choubey M,Yada T,Krishna A

更新日期：2019-01-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Fish can respond to stimuli from the internal or external environment with activation of the hypothalamo-pituitary-interrenal (HPI) axis and the secretion of cortisol. Stimuli that activate the HPI axis of fish include short term air exposure and increases in water temperature. The present study was conducted to deter...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Cockrem JF,Bahry MA,Chowdhury VS

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the current study we investigated the interaction of hypothalamic paraventricular nucleus (PVN) glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and ghrelin signaling in the control of metabolic function. We first demonstrated that acylated ghrelin injected directly into the PVN reliably altered the respiratory exchange ratio (RER)...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Abtahi S,Howell E,Salvucci JT,Bastacky JMR,Dunn DP,Currie PJ

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous research on range-expanding house sparrows in Kenya revealed that (i) range-edge birds released more corticosterone (CORT) in response to a stressor than range-core birds, ii) that range-edge birds were more exploratory than range-core birds, and that (iii) all birds exhibited extensive variation in genom...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Kilvitis HJ,Ardia DR,Thiam M,Martin LB

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In Seriola species, exposure to a long photoperiod regime is known to induce ovarian development. This study examined photoperiodic effects on pituitary gene expression and plasma levels of follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) and luteinizing hormone (Lh) in previtellogenic greater amberjack (Seriola dumerili). The fish...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Nyuji M,Hamada K,Kazeto Y,Mekuchi M,Gen K,Soyano K,Okuzawa K

更新日期：2018-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Migratory birds undergo metabolic remodeling in tissues, including increased lipid storage in white adipose and fatty acid uptake and oxidation in skeletal muscle, to optimize energy substrate availability and utilization in preparation for long-distance flight. Different tissues undergo gene expression changes in kee...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Hamilton A,Ly J,Robinson JR,Corder KR,DeMoranville KJ,Schaeffer PJ,Huss JM

更新日期：2018-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Tardigrades are a key group for understanding the evolution of the Ecdysozoa, a large clade of molting animals that also includes arthropods and nematodes. However, little is known about most aspects of their basic biology. Neuropeptide and peptide hormone signaling has been extensively studied in arthropods and nemat...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Koziol U

更新日期：2018-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study in seasonally breeding spotted snakehead Channa punctatus, for the first time in nonmammalian vertebrates, demonstrated correlation between reproductive phase-dependent testicular expression of ligand Jag1/receptor Notch1 and spermatogenic events. Testicular transcriptome sequencing data from our ear...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Roy A,Basak R,Rai U

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Traditional views suggest that growth hormone and the growth hormone receptor (GH/GHR complex) exert their functions only on the plasma membrane. This paradigm, however, has been challenged by recent new findings that the GH/GHR complex could translocate into cell nuclei where they could still exhibit important physio...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Hainan L,Huilin L,Khan MA,Xin Z,YuJiang Y,Hui Z,Naiquan Y

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Our previous study showed that docosahexaenoic acid (DHA) plays an important role in decreasing lipid accumulation by inducing apoptosis of the adipocytes in grass carp. However, the mechanism involved remains unclear. DHA has been reported as the natural ligand of PPARγ. The present study aimed to assess whether PPAR...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Jin A,Shi XC,Liu Y,Sun J,Ji H

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Recently, we demonstrated high serum leptin and 25(OH)D (calcidiol) in obese animals, with high C/EBPβ and PPARγ expression in adipose tissue. Since the role of vitamin D in adipogenesis remains controversial and hyperleptinemia is found in obesity, we asked if leptin could interfere in vitamin D action on adipocytes....

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Nobre JL,Lisboa PC,Carvalho JC,Martins MR,Vargas S,Barja-Fidalgo C,de Moura EG,de Oliveira E

更新日期：2018-09-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) is an inhibitor of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis. GnIH is also called RFamide-related peptide (RFRP) as GnIH peptides have a characteristic C-terminal LPXRFiamide (X = L or Q) sequence. GnIH is thought to be the mediator of stress by negatively regulating the HPG ...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Ubuka T,Parhar IS,Tsutsui K

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Natriuretic peptide type C (NPPC) and its receptor, natriuretic peptide receptor 2 (NPR2), have essential roles in maintaining meiotic arrest of oocytes in several mammalian species. However, it is not known if a similar mechanism exists in non-mammalian vertebrates. Using zebrafish as a model, we show that Nppc is ex...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Pang Y,Thomas P

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Spexin (SPX), a novel peptide coevolved with the galanin/kisspeptin family, was first identified by bioinformatics prior to its protein purification/functional studies. Its mature peptide is highly conserved among different vertebrate classes. Based on the studies in mammals and fish models, SPX was found to be widely...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Ma A,Bai J,He M,Wong AOL

更新日期：2018-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The social environment of reproducing females can cause physiological changes, with consequences for reproductive investment and offspring development. These prenatal maternal effects are often found to be sex-specific and may have evolved as adaptations, maximizing fitness of male and female offspring for their futur...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Langen EMA,von Engelhardt N,Goerlich-Jansson VC

更新日期：2018-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Birds use both the corticosterone stress response and immune system to meet physiological challenges during exposure to adverse climatic conditions. To assess the stress level and immune response of the Asian Great Bustard during conditions of severe winter weather, we measured fecal corticosterone (CORT) and Immunogl...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Liu G,Hu X,Kessler AE,Gong M,Wang Y,Li H,Dong Y,Yang Y,Li L

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Steroid hormone assessment using non-invasive sample collection techniques can reveal the reproductive status of aquatic mammals and the physiological mechanisms by which they respond to changes in their environment. A portion of the eastern North Pacific blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus) population that seasonally v...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Valenzuela-Molina M,Atkinson S,Mashburn K,Gendron D,Brownell RL Jr

更新日期：2018-05-15 00:00:00

abstract：:Neuropeptide Y (NPY) is a 36 amino-acid amidated peptide of the pancreatic polypeptide (PP) family, which plays an important role in appetite regulation and energy expenditure in mammals. Although several teleost NPY have been identified, its roles remain unclear in fish. We herein reported on the molecular cloning, t...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Yang S,Wen ZY,Zou YC,Qin CJ,Wang J,Yuan DY,Li R

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:This paper describes changes in the content of free steroid hormones e.g. testosterone (T), estradiol-17β (E2), estrone (E1) and estriol (E3) of Mytilus trossulus from the southern Baltic Sea as a function of season, stage of gametogenesis, sex, tissue (gonadal and somatic) and depth. The highest levels of T, E2, E1 a...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Smolarz K,Zabrzańska S,Konieczna L,Hallmann A

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To study the expression of four estrogen receptor genes (erα1, erα2, erβ1, erβ2) of female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) during first ovarian development, trouts were sampled from different ovarian stages. Serum E2 (estradiol) was measured by ELISA and estrogen receptors mRNA expression were examined by qRT-PCR....

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Hou ZS,Wen HS,Li JF,He F,Li Y,Tao YX

更新日期：2018-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Many insulin-like peptides (ILPs) have been identified in insects, yet only a few were isolated in their native form for structural and functional studies. Antiserum produced to ILP3 in Aedes aegypti was used in a radioimmunoassay to monitor the purification of an ILP from heads of adult An. stephensi and recognized t...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Nuss AB,Brown MR

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Living for extended periods in Antarctica exposes base personnel to extremes of daylength (photoperiod) and temperature. At the British Antarctic Survey base of Halley, 75°S, the sun does not rise for 110 d in the winter and does not set for 100 d in summer. Photoperiod is the major time cue governing the timing of se...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Arendt J,Middleton B

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In mammals, the rhythmic secretion of melatonin from the pineal gland is driven by the circadian clock in the suprachiasmatic nucleus (SCN) of the hypothalamus. The robust nightly peak of melatonin secretion is an output signal of the circadian clock and is supposed to deliver the circadian message to the whole of the...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Pfeffer M,Korf HW,Wicht H

更新日期：2018-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the teleost brain, radial glial cells (RGCs) are the main macroglia and are stem-like progenitors that express key steroidogenic enzymes, including the estrogen-synthesizing enzyme, aromatase B (cyp19a1b). As a result, RGCs are integral to neurogenesis and neurosteroidogenesis, however little is known about the reg...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Da Fonte DF,Xing L,Mikwar M,Trudeau VL

更新日期：2018-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:There has been remarkable progress in discoveries made in the avian brain, particularly over the past two decades. This review first highlights some of the discoveries made in the forebrain and credits the Avian Brain Nomenclature Forum, responsible for changing many of the terms found in the cerebrum and for stimulat...

journal_title：General and comparative endocrinology

authors： Kuenzel WJ

更新日期：2018-01-15 00:00:00