General and Comparative Endocrinology

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Climate change impacts on fish reproduction are mediated at multiple levels of the brain-pituitary-gonad axis	85
The gonadotropin-releasing hormones: Lessons from fish	68
Regulation of endocrine systems by the microbiome: Perspectives from comparative animal models	47
Does variation in glucocorticoid concentrations predict fitness? A phylogenetic meta-analysis	45
Kisspeptin and GnRH interactions in the reproductive brain of teleosts	42
Hormonal control of the crustacean molting gland: Insights from transcriptomics and proteomics	40
Fish skin pigmentation in aquaculture: The influence of rearing conditions and its neuroendocrine regulation	38
Multimodal hypothalamo-hypophysial communication in the vertebrates	38
Fish reproductive biology – Reflecting on five decades of fundamental and translational research	36
Gut melatonin: A potent candidate in the diversified journey of melatonin research	30
Dietary supplementation of olive leaf extract enhances growth performance, digestive enzyme activity and growth related genes expression in common carp Cyprinus carpio	28
Adrenal gland response to endocrine disrupting chemicals in fishes, amphibians and reptiles: A comparative overview	28
Role of crustacean female sex hormone (CFSH) in sex differentiation in early juvenile mud crabs, Scylla paramamosain	25
Growth differentiation factor 9 (gdf9) and bone morphogenetic protein 15 (bmp15) are potential intraovarian regulators of steroidogenesis in Japanese flounder (Paralichthys olivaceus)	25
Short-term administration of spexin in rats reduces obesity by affecting lipolysis and lipogenesis: An in vivo and in vitro study	25
Kobayashi Award 2019: The neuroendocrine regulation of the mammalian reproduction	25
Consequences of steroid-5α-reductase deficiency and inhibition in vertebrates	24
Proteomics insights into the effects of MSTN on muscle glucose and lipid metabolism in genetically edited cattle	24
Gemfibrozil improves lipid metabolism in Nile tilapia Oreochromis niloticus fed a high-carbohydrate diet through peroxisome proliferator activated receptor-α activation	24
Cartilaginous fishes offer unique insights into the evolution of the nuclear receptor gene repertoire in gnathostomes	22
Maternal pineal melatonin in gestation and lactation physiology, and in fetal development and programming	22
Quantification of steroid hormones in low volume plasma and tissue homogenates of fish using LC-MS/MS	21
The impact of housing environment color on zebrafish anxiety-like behavioral and physiological (cortisol) responses	19
Invisible endocrine disruption and its mechanisms: A current review	19
Zebrafish cyp17a1 knockout reveals that androgen-mediated signaling is important for male brain sex differentiation	19

Retrospective analysis of the lifetime endocrine response of southern right whale calves to gull wounding and harassment: A baleen hormone approach	19
Is it getting in the hair? – Cortisol concentrations in native, regrown and segmented hairs of cattle and pigs after repeated ACTH administrations	18
Role of sex steroids in fish sex determination and differentiation as revealed by gene editing	18
Blubber cortisol levels in humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): A measure of physiological stress without effects from sampling	18
The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis and thyroid hormone regulation interact to influence seasonal breeding in green anole lizards (Anolis carolinensis)	18
Effect of colony disruption and social isolation on naked mole-rat endocrine correlates	18
It’s getting hairy – External contamination may affect the validity of hair cortisol as an indicator of stress in pigs and cattle	18
Neuropeptide and microRNA regulators of juvenile hormone production	18
Glucocorticoid receptor is required for survival through metamorphosis in the frog Xenopus tropicalis	17
Profound effects of glucocorticoid resistance on anxiety-related behavior in zebrafish adults but not in larvae	17
Hormonal daily variation co-varies with immunity in captive male bullfrogs (Lithobates catesbeianus)	17
Special features of neuroendocrine interactions between stress and reproduction in teleosts	17
Kisspeptins, new local modulators of male reproduction: A comparative overview	17
Central and peripheral actions of melatonin on reproduction in seasonal and continuous breeding mammals	16
Surviving winter: Physiological regulation of energy balance in a temperate ectotherm entering and exiting brumation	16
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuron development in vertebrates	16
FoxO1 in Micropterus salmoides: Molecular characterization and its roles in glucose metabolism by glucose or insulin-glucose loading	16
Identification of kisspeptin2 cDNA in the catfish Heteropneustes fossilis: Expression profile, in situ localization and steroid modulation	16
Basal teleosts provide new insights into the evolutionary history of teleost-duplicated aromatase	16
Insulin-like androgenic gland hormone 1 (IAG1) regulates sexual differentiation in a hermaphrodite shrimp through feedback to neuroendocrine factors	16
Generation and use of recombinant gonadotropins in fish	16
Gonadulins, the fourth type of insulin-related peptides in decapods	15
The first report of prostacyclin and its physiological roles in insects	15
Suitability of hybrid mackerel (Scomber australasicus × S. japonicus) with germ cell-less sterile gonads as a recipient for transplantation of bluefin tuna germ cells	15
Knockdown of R-spondin1 leads to partial sex reversal in genetic female Chinese soft-shelled turtle Pelodiscus sinensis	15
Characterization of CYP11A1 and its potential role in sex asynchronous gonadal development of viviparous black rockfish Sebastes schlegelii (Sebastidae)	15
Coordinate regulation of feeding, metabolism, and growth: Perspectives from studies in fish	15
Identification and characteristics of insulin-like growth factor system in the brain, liver, and gonad during development of a seasonal breeding teleost, Pampus argenteus	15
Transcriptomic changes across vitellogenesis in the black tiger prawn (Penaeus monodon), neuropeptides and G protein-coupled receptors repertoire curation	15
Low rank and primiparity increase fecal glucocorticoid metabolites across gestation in wild geladas	14
Juvenile hormone III skipped bisepoxide, not its stereoisomers, as a juvenile hormone of the bean bug Riptortus pedestris	14
Contaminants, prolactin and parental care in an Arctic seabird: Contrasted associations of perfluoroalkyl substances and organochlorine compounds with egg-turning behavior	14
The stress response in Atlantic salmon (Salmo salar L.): identification and functional characterization of the corticotropin-releasing factor (crf) paralogs	14
HucMSCs-exosomes containing miR-21 promoted estrogen production in ovarian granulosa cells via LATS1-mediated phosphorylation of LOXL2 and YAP	14
The Harderian gland: Endocrine function and hormonal control	14
Development of the corticosterone stress response differs among passerine species	14
Molecular identification of FNDC5 and effect of irisin on the glucose metabolism in common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.)	14
Osmoregulatory actions of prolactin in the gastrointestinal tract of fishes	14
Gamma-aminobutyric acid regulates glucose homeostasis and enhances the hepatopancreas health of juvenile Chinese mitten crab (Eriocheir sinensis) under fasting stress	13
Measurement of 1α hydroxycorticosterone in the Japanese banded houndshark, Triakis scyllium, following exposure to a series of stressors	13
Post-natal corticosterone exposure downregulates the HPA axis through adulthood in a common passerine	13
Metabolic control of teleost reproduction by leptin and its complements: Understanding current insights from mammals	13
Spermatogenesis and regulatory factors in the wall lizard Podarcis sicula	13
Effects of background color and feeding status on the expression of genes associated with body color regulation in the goldfish Carassius auratus	12
Growth hormone regulates intestinal gene expression of nutrient transporters in tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)	12
Role of GnRH and GnIH in paracrine/autocrine control of final oocyte maturation	12
Metalloproteases in gonad formation and ovulation	12
Secretoneurin is a secretogranin-2 derived hormonal peptide in vertebrate neuroendocrine systems	12
Cross-species physiological interactions of endocrine disrupting chemicals with the circadian clock	11
Leptin stimulates gonadotropin release and ovarian development in marine teleost chub mackerel	11

Physiology and evolution of the INSL3/RXFP2 hormone/receptor system in higher vertebrates	11
The hormonal and neural control of egg production in the historically important model insect, Rhodnius prolixus: A review, with new insights in this post-genomic era	11
Excreted testosterone and male sexual proceptivity: A hormone validation and proof-of-concept experiment in túngara frogs	11
The inhibitory influence of toluene on mare ovarian granulosa cells can be prevented by fennel	11
Dietary methionine as a strategy to improve innate immunity in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) juveniles	11
Pharmacological properties of whale shark (Rhincodon typus) melanocortin-2 receptor and melancortin-5 receptor: Interaction with MRAP1 and MRAP2	11
Ectopic over expression of kiss1 may compensate for the loss of kiss2	11
17β-Hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 12 is responsible for maturation-inducing steroid synthesis during oocyte maturation in Nile tilapia	10
Characterization of Shed genes encoding ecdysone 20-monooxygenase (CYP314A1) in the Y-organ of the blackback land crab, Gecarcinus lateralis	10
Food intake, growth, and expression of neuropeptides regulating appetite in clown anemonefish (Amphiprion ocellaris) exposed to predicted climate changes	10
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis regulation and organization in urban and rural song sparrows	10
Exposure to a mimetic or non-mimetic model avian brood parasite egg does not produce differential glucocorticoid responses in an egg-accepter host species	10
Identification and cloning of the kinin receptor in the Chagas disease vector, Rhodnius prolixus	10
Endocrine and osmoregulatory responses to tidally-changing salinities in fishes	10
High temperature attenuates testicular responses in tree sparrow (Passer montanus)	10
Prolactin is related to incubation constancy and egg temperature following a disturbance in a precocial bird	10
Captivity alters neuroendocrine regulators of stress and reproduction in the hypothalamus in response to acute stress	10
Insights into carbohydrate metabolism from an insulin-like peptide in Macrobrachium rosenbergii	10
Relationships between avian malaria resilience and corticosterone, testosterone and prolactin in a Hawaiian songbird	10
Androgen responsiveness to simulated territorial intrusions in Allobates femoralis males: Evidence supporting the challenge hypothesis in a territorial frog	10
Testosterone secretion varies in a sex- and stage-specific manner: Insights on the regulation of competitive traits from a sex-role reversed species	10
Monitoring glucocorticoid metabolite concentrations as a proxy of environmental stress across important life-history stages in captive African penguins	10
Melanocortin 4 receptor signaling and puberty onset regulation in Xiphophorus swordtails	9
Hepatic expression profiles of three subtypes of vitellogenin and estrogen receptor during vitellogenesis in cultured female yellowtail	9
Ecdysis triggering hormone modulates molt behaviour in the redclaw crayfish Cherax quadricarinatus, providing a mechanistic evidence for conserved function in molt regulation across Pancrustacea	9
Hair cortisol as a reliable indicator of stress physiology in the snowshoe hare: Influence of body region, sex, season, and predator–prey population dynamics	9
Spring and Fall recrudescence in Podarcis siculus ovaries: A role for progesterone	9
Sex differences in serum glucocorticoid levels and heterophil:lymphocyte ratios in adult pekin ducks (Anas platyrhynchos domesticus)	9
Evolution of thyrotropin-releasing factor extracellular communication units	9
Reduced food intake during exposure to high ambient temperatures is associated with molecular changes in the nucleus of the hippocampal commissure and the paraventricular and arcuate hypothalamic nucl	9
Effects of tank color brightness on the body color, somatic growth, and endocrine systems of rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss	9
Strong regulatory effects of vgll3 genotype on reproductive axis gene expression in juvenile male Atlantic salmon	9
Bioluminescence in lanternsharks: Insight from hormone receptor localization	9
Alternative reproductive strategies provide a flexible mechanism for assuring mating success in the European badgers (Meles meles): An investigation from hormonal measures	9
Prolactin and prolactin receptor expression in the HPG axis and crop during parental care in both sexes of a biparental bird (Columba livia)	9
Induction of oocyte development in previtellogenic eel, Anguilla australis	9
Modulation of plasma protein expression in bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana) tadpoles during seasonal acclimatization and thermal acclimation	9
Corticosterone in central North Pacific male humpback whales (Megaptera novaeangliae): Pairing sighting histories with endocrine markers to assess stress	9
Mechanism of gamete shedding in starfish: Involvement of acetylcholine in extracellular Ca2+-dependent contraction of gonadal walls	9
Epinephrine and glucose regulation of leptin synthesis and secretion in a teleost fish, the tilapia (Oreochromis mossambicus)	9
Evidence from transcriptome analysis unravelled the roles of eyestalk in salinity adaptation in Pacific white shrimp (Litopenaeus vannamei)	9
High temperature stress response is not sexually dimorphic at the whole-body level and is dependent on androgens to induce sex reversal	9
Potential role of DNA methylation of cyp19a1a promoter during sex change in protogynous orange-spotted grouper, Epinephelus coioides	8
Effects of long-term cortisol treatment on growth and osmoregulation of Atlantic salmon and brook trout	8
Irregular ovarian cyclicity is associated with adrenal activity in female eastern black rhinoceros (Diceros bicornis michaeli)	8
Adipokines expression profiles in both plasma and peri renal adipose tissue in Large White and Meishan sows: A possible involvement in the fattening and the onset of puberty	8
Coping with extremes: Remarkably blunt adrenocortical responses to acute stress in two sympatric snow finches on the Qinghai-Tibet Plateau during winter relative to other seasons	8
Characterization of Chinese tongue sole (Cynoglossus semilaevis) 24-dehydrocholesterol reductase: Expression profile, epigenetic modification, and its knock-down effect	8
Identification, presence, and possible multifunctional regulatory role of invertebrate gonadotropin-releasing hormone/corazonin molecule in the great pond snail (Lymnaea stagnalis)	8
Characterization of stress response involved in chicken myopathy	8
Artesunate protects pancreatic β-cells from streptozotocin-induced diabetes via inhibition of the NLRP3/caspase-1/GSDMD pathway	8
Regulation of cortisol production during chronic social stress in rainbow trout	8
Leptin receptor-deficient (knockout) zebrafish: Effects on nutrient acquisition	8
Oxygen and embryonic growth: the role of insulin-like growth factor signaling	8
Evaluating interactions between the melanocortin-5 receptor, MRAP1, and ACTH(1–24): A phylogenetic study	8
Vitellogenin regulates estrogen-related receptor expression by crosstalk with the JH and IIS-TOR signaling pathway in Polyrhachis vicina Roger (Hymenoptera, Formicidae)	8
Molecular cloning of insulin-like growth factor 3 (igf3) and its expression in the tissues of a female damselfish, Chrysiptera cyanea, in relation to seasonal and food-manipulated reproduction	8
Seasonal expressions of oxytocin and oxytocin receptor in the epididymides in the wild ground squirrels (Citellus Dauricus Brandt)	8
Analysis of hair steroid hormones in polar bears (Ursus maritimus) via liquid chromatography–tandem mass spectrometry: comparison with two immunoassays and application for longitudinal monitoring in z	8
Investigation of keratinase digestion to improve steroid hormone extraction from diverse keratinous tissues	8
Acute restraint stress does not alter corticosteroid receptors or 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase gene expression at hypothalamic–pituitary-adrenal axis regulatory sites in captive male white-crowned	8
Field study reveals morphological and neuroendocrine correlates of seasonal breeding in female water voles, Arvicola terrestris	8
Mediatory role of the central NPY, melanocortine and corticotrophin systems on phoenixin-14 induced hyperphagia in neonatal chicken	8
Morpho-functional remodelling of the adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) heart in response to waterborne angiotensin II exposure	8
Nr5a homologues in the ricefield eel Monopterus albus: Alternative splicing, tissue-specific expression, and differential roles on the activation of cyp19a1a promoter in vitro	8
Stress as a facilitator? Territorial male impala have higher glucocorticoid levels than bachelors	8
Salmo salar glucocorticoid receptors analyses of alternative splicing variants under stress conditions	7
Past and future: Urbanization and the avian endocrine system	7
Expression of acid-labile subunit (ALS) in developing and adult zebrafish and its role in dorso-ventral patterning during development	7
Environmental enrichment enhances sociability by regulating glutamate signaling pathway through GR by epigenetic mechanisms in amygdala of Indian field mice Mus booduga	7
Energy and corticosteroid mobilization following an induced stress response in an elasmobranch fish, the North Pacific spiny dogfish (Squalus acanthias suckleyi)	7
Food access modifies GnIH, but not CRH, cell number in the hypothalamus in a female songbird	7
Chemerin impairs food intake and body weight in chicken: Focus on hypothalamic neuropeptides gene expression and AMPK signaling pathway	7
Endocrine regulation of long-term enhancement of spermiation in meagre (Argyrosomus regius) with GnRHa controlled-delivery systems	7
Influence of season, age, sex, and time of day on the endocrine profile of the common bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus)	7
G protein-coupled receptor signal transduction and Ca2+ signaling pathways of the allatotropin/orexin system in Hydra	7
Neuropeptide Y and its receptors are expressed in chicken skeletal muscle and regulate mitochondrial function	7
Determining the effectiveness of using dermal swabs to evaluate the stress physiology of laboratory cephalopods: A preliminary investigation	7
De novo transcriptome assembly and functional annotation for Y-organs of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), and analysis of differentially expressed genes during pre-molt	7
Non-invasive assessment of metabolic responses to food restriction using urinary triiodothyronine and cortisol measurement in macaques	7

Repeatability of behavior and physiology: No impact of reproductive investment	7
Genomic structure, expression, and functional characterization of the Fem-1 gene family in the redclaw crayfish, Cherax quadricarinatus	7
Relationships between cortisol and urinary androgens in female titi monkeys (Plecturocebus cupreus)	7
A closer look at the role of insulin for the regulation of male reproductive function	7
Molecular cloning of crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) family members (CHH, molt-inhibiting hormone and mandibular organ-inhibiting hormone) and their expression levels in the Jonah crab, Cancer	7
Age-related changes in endogenous glucocorticoids, gonadal steroids, endocannabinoids and their ratios in plasma and hair from the male C57BL/6 mice	7
Testing the developmental hypothesis of the HPA axis in a tropical passerine: Dampened corticosterone response and faster negative feedback in nestling lance-tailed manakins (Chiroxiphia lanceolata)	7
Effects of salinity and a glucocorticoid antagonist, RU486, on waterborne aldosterone and corticosterone of northern leopard frog larvae	7
Growth hormone (GH) and growth hormone release factor (GRF) modulate the immune response in the SHK-1 cell line and leukocyte cultures of head kidney in Atlantic salmon	7
Transcriptional regulation of CYP19A1 expression in chickens: ESR1, ESR2 and NR5A2 form a functional network	6
Crosstalk between dopamine and insulin signaling in growth control of the oyster	6
Cooling increases corticosterone deposition in feathers of eastern bluebird chicks	6
Knockout of tac3 genes in zebrafish shows no impairment of reproduction	6
Coping with extremes: High-altitude sparrows enhance metabolic and thermogenic capacities in the pectoralis muscle and suppress in the liver relative to their lowland counterparts	6
Validation of a method for quantifying urinary C-peptide in platyrrhine monkeys	6
FGF-1 modulates pancreatic β-cell functions/metabolism: An in vitro study	6
Exposure to artificial light at night during the larval stage has delayed effects on juvenile corticosterone concentration in American toads, Anaxyrus americanus	6
Nuclear progesterone receptor regulates ptger4b and PLA2G4A expression in zebrafish (Danio rerio) ovulation	6
Identification and functional characterization of gonadotropin -releasing hormone in pompano (Trachinotus ovatus)	6
Identification and characterization of G protein-coupled receptors in Spodoptera frugiperda (Insecta: Lepidoptera)	6
Plasma steroids and immune measures vary with restraint duration in a toad (Rhinella icterica)	6
A basal actinopterygian melanocortin receptor: Molecular and functional characterization of an Mc2r ortholog from the Senegal bichir (Polypterus senegalus)	6
Experimental manipulation of maternal corticosterone: Hormone transfer to the yolk in the zebra finch Taeniopygia guttata	6
Regulation of melanocortin-5 receptor pharmacology by two isoforms of MRAP2 in ricefield eel (Monopterus albus)	6
Across time and space: Hormonal variation across temporal and spatial scales in relation to nesting success	6
Non-invasive assessment of fecal glucocorticoid, progesterone, and androgen metabolites and microbiome in free-ranging southern white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum simum) in South Africa	6
Circadian and rhythmic-related behavioral co-morbidities of the diabetic state in Drosophila melanogaster	6
Evaluation of circulating insulin-like growth factor (IGF)-I and IGF-binding proteins as growth indices in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss)	6
Kiss2 but not kiss1 is involved in the regulation of social stress on the gonad development in yellowtail clownfish, Amphiprion clarkii	6
Adaptive evolution of GPR39 in diverse directions in vertebrates	6
Filling in the gaps: A reevaluation of the Lygus hesperus peptidome using an expanded de novo assembled transcriptome and molecular cloning	6
Molecular characterization of two Russian sturgeon gonadotropin receptors: Cloning, expression analysis, and functional activity	6
Cylindrospermopsin directly disrupts spermatogenesis in isolated male zebrafish testis	6
Fear-based aggression and its relationship to corticosterone responsiveness in three species of python	6
Production of two recombinant insulin-like growth factor binding protein-1 subtypes specific to salmonids	6
Central prolactin receptor distribution and pSTAT5 activation patterns in breeding and non-breeding zebra finches (Taeniopygia guttata)	6
The relationship between steroid hormones and seasonal reproductive events in free-living female Pygmy Rattlesnakes, Sistrurus miliarius	6
Developing a transcriptomic framework for testing testosterone-mediated handicap hypotheses	6
Conserved functions of hypothalamic kisspeptin in vertebrates	6
Circadian clock disruption attenuated growth hormone(GH)-mediated signalling	6
Asprosin modulates testicular functions during ageing in mice	6
Epigenetic regulation of gonadal and brain aromatase expression in a cichlid fish with environmental sex determination	6
Hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis activity and anxiety-like behavior during aging: A test of the glucocorticoid cascade hypothesis in amyloidogenic APPswe/PS1dE9 mice	6
Sex- and season-dependent differences in the expression of adiponectin and adiponectin receptors (AdipoR1 and AdipoR2) in the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis of the Eurasian beaver (Castor fiber L	6
A non-invasive method to assess the reproductive status of the European badger (Meles meles) from urinary sex-steroid metabolites	6
Steroid hormones, ectoparasites, and color: Sex, species, and seasonal differences in Sceloporus lizards	6
Kobayashi Award 2021: Neuropeptides, receptors, and follicle development in the ascidian, Ciona intestinalis Type A: New clues to the evolution of chordate neuropeptidergic systems from biological nic	6
Role and mechanism of the p-JAK2/p-STAT3 signaling pathway in follicular development in PCOS rats	6
Glucocorticoid receptor mediates corticosterone-thyroid hormone synergy essential for metamorphosis in Xenopus tropicalis tadpoles	6
Calcium signaling and regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis in crustacean Y-organs	6
Stimulatory roles of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) in ovarian development of mud crab Scylla paramamosain	6
Retinal and extra-retinal photoreceptor responses and reproductive performance of Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) following exposure to different photoperiodic regime	6
Early nighttime testosterone peaks are correlated with GnRH-induced testosterone in a diurnal songbird	6
Blubber endocrine profiles provide insights into reproductive biology in blue whales from the eastern North Pacific Ocean	6