The occurrence of neuroactive chemicals in the aquatic environment is on the rise and
poses a potential threat to aquatic biota of currently unpredictable outcome. In particular …

The zebrafish is a powerful toxicity model; biochemical assays can be combined with
observations at a structural and functional level within one individual. This mini review …

Arhinia, or absence of the nose, is a rare malformation of unknown etiology that is often
accompanied by ocular and reproductive defects. Sequencing of 40 people with arhinia …

Context: A subset of patients diagnosed with idiopathic hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
(IHH) later achieves activation of their hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis with …

Cranial placodes (which include the adenohypophyseal, olfactory, lens, otic, lateral line,
profundal/trigeminal, and epibranchial placodes) give rise to many sense organs and …

Goodbye, genetic blueprint.... The first book for general readers on the game-changing field
of epigenetics. The burgeoning new science of epigenetics offers a cornucopia of insights …

The neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction is an intricate process requiring the exquisite
coordination of an assortment of cellular networks, all converging on the GnRH neurons …

The development of Gonadotropin releasing hormone-1 (GnRH) neurons is important for a
functional reproduction system in vertebrates. Disruption of GnRH results in hypogonadism …

Rapid technological advances over the past decade have moved us closer to a high
throughput molecular approach to neurobiology, where we see the merging of …

The pituitary gland has the primordial ability to dynamically adapt its cell composition to
changing hormonal needs of the organism throughout life. During the first weeks after birth …