Reproductive neuroendocrine pathways of social behavior

IS Parhar, S Ogawa, T Ubuka - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2016 - frontiersin.org
Social behaviors are key components of reproduction, because they are essential for
successful fertilization. Social behaviors, such as courtship, mating, and aggression, are …

Effects of gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone outside the hypothalamic‐pituitary‐reproductive axis

DC Skinner, AJ Albertson, A Navratil… - Journal of …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
Gonadotrophin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) is a hypothalamic decapeptide with an
undisputed role as a primary regulator of gonadal function. It exerts this regulation by …

Genetic identification of GnRH receptor neurons: a new model for studying neural circuits underlying reproductive physiology in the mouse brain

S Wen, IN Götze, O Mai, C Schauer… - …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
GnRH signaling regulates reproductive physiology in vertebrates via the hypothalamic-
pituitary-gonadal axis. In addition, GnRH signaling has been postulated to act on the brain …

Phoenixin-14 enhances memory and mitigates memory impairment induced by Aβ1-42 and scopolamine in mice

JH Jiang, Z He, YL Peng, WD **, Z Wang, LY Mu… - Brain research, 2015 - Elsevier
Phoenixin (PNX) is a recently discovered neuropeptide shown to be involved in regulating
the reproductive system, anxiety-related behaviors and pain though its receptor is still …

Neuropeptidergic control of neurosteroids biosynthesis

T Ubuka, K Tsutsui - Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology, 2022 - Elsevier
Neurosteroids are steroids synthesized within the central nervous system either from
cholesterol or by metabolic reactions of circulating steroid hormone precursors. It has been …

Intrinsic links among sex, emotion, and reproduction

L Yang, AN Comninos, WS Dhillo - Cellular and molecular life sciences, 2018 - Springer
Species survival is dependent on successful reproduction. This begins with a desire to mate,
followed by selection of a partner, copulation and in monogamous mammals including …

[HTML][HTML] Spatial memory is impaired by peripubertal GnRH agonist treatment and testosterone replacement in sheep

D Hough, M Bellingham, IRH Haraldsen… - …, 2017 - Elsevier
Chronic gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) is used therapeutically to block
activity within the reproductive axis through down-regulation of GnRH receptors within the …

The role of testicular hormones and luteinizing hormone in spatial memory in adult male rats

SEA McConnell, J Alla, E Wheat, RD Romeo… - Hormones and …, 2012 - Elsevier
Attempts to determine the influence of testicular hormones on learning and memory in males
have yielded contradictory results. The present studies examined whether testicular …

Reproductive status regulates expression of sex steroid and GnRH receptors in the olfactory bulb

KP Maruska, RD Fernald - Behavioural brain research, 2010 - Elsevier
Neuromodulators including gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) and sex steroids help
integrate an animal's internal physiological state with incoming external cues, and can have …

Phoenixin: a newly discovered peptide with multi-functions

T Yuan, Z Sun, W Zhao, T Wang… - Protein and Peptide …, 2017 - ingentaconnect.com
Phoenixin (PNX), a newly identified peptide cleaved from the C-terminus of protein C4orf52,
mainly exists in two active isoforms, phoenixin-14 (PNX-14) amide and phoenixin-20 (PNX …