Regulation of GnRH pulsatility in ewes

CC Nestor, MN Bedenbaugh, SM Hileman… - …, 2018 - rep.bioscientifica.com
Early work in ewes provided a wealth of information on the physiological regulation of
pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion by internal and external inputs …

Neural systems mediating seasonal breeding in the ewe

RL Goodman, HT Jansen, HJ Billings… - Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal reproduction in ewes is caused by a dramatic increase in response to oestradiol
(E2) negative feedback during the nonbreeding (anoestrous) season. Considerable …

Identification of prolactin-sensitive GABA and kisspeptin neurons in regions of the rat hypothalamus involved in the control of fertility

IC Kokay, SL Petersen, DR Grattan - Endocrinology, 2011 - academic.oup.com
High levels of circulating prolactin are known to cause infertility, but the precise mechanisms
by which prolactin influences the neuroendocrine axis are yet to be determined. We used …

[HTML][HTML] Estacionalidad reproductiva de la oveja en México

J Arroyo - Tropical and subtropical agroecosystems, 2011 - scielo.org.mx
Con el propósito de discutir y analizar la información disponible, referente al
comportamiento reproductivo estacional de los ovinos en la República Mexicana, se realizó …

KNDy hypothesis for generation of GnRH pulses: evidence from sheep and goats

RL Goodman, S Okhura, H Okamura… - The GnRH neuron …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Although it has been recognized for over four decades that episodic GnRH secretion is a key
functional characteristic of the hypothalamo‐pituitary‐gonadal axis, the underlying neural …

Neuronal plasticity and seasonal reproduction in sheep

MN Lehman, Z Ladha, LM Coolen… - European Journal of …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Seasonal reproduction represents a naturally occurring example of functional plasticity in
the adult brain as it reflects changes in neuroendocrine pathways controlling gonadotropin …

Reproductive seasonality of sheep in Mexico

J Arroyo - Tropical and subtropical agroecosystems, 2011 - scielo.org.mx
829 REVISIÓN [REVIEW] ESTACIONALIDAD REPRODUCTIVA DE LA OVEJA EN MÉXICO [REPRODUCTIVE
SEASONALITY OF SHEEP IN MEXICO] J. Arroy Page 1 Tropical and Subtropical …

Reproductive seasonality in creole hair sheep in the tropic

J Arroyo, NJ Sánchez-Hernández… - Tropical animal health …, 2016 - Springer
The objective of the present study was to evaluate the annual ovulatory activity of hair sheep
at 15° N. Nineteen Creole ewes with body weight of 40.8±0.3 kg were used. The ovulatory …

Estradiol negative feedback regulation by glutamatergic afferents to A15 dopaminergic neurons: variation with season

SR Singh, SM Hileman, JM Connors… - …, 2009 - academic.oup.com
It is now clear that seasonal breeding in ewes is due to an increase in response to estradiol
(E2) negative feedback in the nonbreeding season (anestrus) that is mediated by the A15 …

Neuropeptidase activity is down-regulated by estradiol in steroid-sensitive regions of the hypothalamus in female mice

LA Bruce, NE Cyr, JW Qiao, CC DeFries, MJ Tetel… - Neuropeptides, 2012 - Elsevier
Thimet oligopeptidase (TOP) and prolyl endopeptidase (PEP) are neuropeptidases involved
in the hydrolysis of gonadotropin-releasing hormone, a key component of the hypothalamic …