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Integrative Neuro-Endocrine Pathways in the Control of Reproduction in Lamprey: A Brief Review

Year: 2013

Type: review

Abstract: The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system is well known as the main regulator of reproductive physiology in vertebrates. It is also part of a network of brain structures and pathways that integrate information from the internal and external milieu and coordinate the adaptive behavioral and physiological responses to social and reproductive survival needs. In this paper we review the state of knowledge of the GnRH system in relation to the behavior, external, and internal factors that control reproduction in one of the oldest lineage of vertebrates, the lampreys.

Source: Frontiers in Endocrinology

DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00151

Authors: Mihael Freamat, Stacia A. Sower

Institution: University of New Hampshire

Language: English

Topic: Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones

Subfield: Reproductive Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $3,801

Funders: National Science Foundation, New Hampshire Agricultural Experiment Station