Neuroactive steroids synthesized in neuronal tissue, referred to as neurosteroids, are
implicated in proliferation, differentiation, activity and survival of nerve cells. Neurosteroids …

The brain, like the gonads, adrenal glands, and placenta, is a steroidogenic organ. The
steroids synthesized by the brain and by the nervous system, given the name neurosteroids …

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 …

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is the first hypothalamic hypophysiotropic
neuropeptide whose sequence has been chemically characterized. The primary structure of …

Several enzymes involved in the formation of steroids of the pregnene and pregnane series
have been identified in the brain, but the biosynthesis of testosterone has never been …

Biosynthesis of the neuroactive steroids pregnenolone sulfate (▵ 5PS) and
dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate (DHEAS) is catalyzed by the enzyme hydroxysteroid …

Major common features have been reported for the organization of the basal telencephalon
in amniotes, and most characteristics were thought to be acquired in the transition from …

Recent advances in the study of melanin-concentrating hormone (MCH) have depended
largely on molecular biological techniques. In mammals, which have attracted the most …

The amphibian Xenopus laevis is able to adapt the colour of its skin to the light intensity of
the background, by releasing α-melanophore-stimulating hormone from the pars intermedia …

This chapter reviews the functions of arginine vasotocin (AVT) and its receptors in the central
nervous system (CNS) of primarily submammalian vertebrates. The V1a-type receptor …