The gonadotropin-releasing hormones: Lessons from fish

JA Muñoz-Cueto, N Zmora… - General and …, 2020 - Elsevier
Fish have been of paramount importance to our understanding of vertebrate comparative
neuroendocrinology and the mechanisms underlying the physiology and evolution of …

The brain–pituitary–gonad axis in male teleosts, with special emphasis on flatfish (Pleuronectiformes)

FA Weltzien, E Andersson, Ø Andersen… - … and Physiology Part A …, 2004 - Elsevier
The key component regulating vertebrate puberty and sexual maturation is the endocrine
system primarily effectuated along the brain–pituitary–gonad (BPG) axis. By far most …

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 …

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 …

Evolutionary aspects of GnRHs, GnRH neuronal systems and GnRH receptors in teleost fish

C Lethimonier, T Madigou, JA Muñoz-Cueto… - General and …, 2004 - Elsevier
Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) was originally believed to be released by a
unique set of hypophysiotrophic neurons to stimulate the release of gonadotrophins from the …

Diversity of actions of GnRHs mediated by ligand-induced selective signaling

RP Millar, AJ Pawson, K Morgan, EF Rissman… - Frontiers in …, 2008 - Elsevier
Geoffrey Wingfield Harris' demonstration of hypothalamic hormones regulating pituitary
function led to their structural identification and therapeutic utilization in a wide spectrum of …

The role of prolactin in fish reproduction

CM Whittington, AB Wilson - General and comparative endocrinology, 2013 - Elsevier
Prolactin (PRL) has one of the broadest ranges of functions of any vertebrate hormone, and
plays a critical role in regulating aspects of reproduction in widely divergent lineages …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH): from fish to mammalian brains

GM Somoza, LA Miranda, P Strobl-Mazzulla… - Cellular and molecular …, 2002 - Springer
This work deals with a family of neuropeptides, gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH),
that play a key role in the development and maintenance of reproductive function in …

RFamide peptides as mediators in environmental control of GnRH neurons

I Parhar, S Ogawa, T Kitahashi - Progress in Neurobiology, 2012 - Elsevier
Hypothalamic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key hormone for reproductive
functions in vertebrates and non-vertebrates. Although GnRH neuronal system is regulated …

Functional significance of GnRH and kisspeptin, and their cognate receptors in teleost reproduction

R Gopurappilly, S Ogawa, IS Parhar - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2013 - frontiersin.org
Guanine nucleotide binding protein (G-protein)-coupled receptors (GPCRs) are eukaryotic
transmembrane proteins found in all living organisms. Their versatility and roles in several …