Puberty comprises the transition from an immature juvenile to a mature adult state of the
reproductive system, ie the individual becomes capable of reproducing sexually for the first …

Teleosts lack a hypophyseal portal system and hence neurohormones are carried by nerve
fibers from the preoptic region to the pituitary. The various cell types in the teleost pituitary …

When looking for a book on fish toxicology, you might find one that discusses the
biochemical and molecular aspects, or one that focuses aquatic toxicology in general. You …

Neurohormones similar to those of mammals are carried in fish by hypothalamic nerve fibers
to regulate directly follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) …

The pituitary gland controls many important physiological processes in vertebrates,
including growth, homeostasis, and reproduction. As in mammals, the teleost pituitary …

Fish are the largest phylum of living vertebrates, with around 30,000 fish species out of
approximately 50,000 vertebrate species (www. fishbase. com)[1]. Fish inhabit almost every …

Reproduction is regulated by the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis in vertebrates.
In addition to wealth of knowledge in mammals, recent studies in non-mammalian species …

Background: Rapid tolerance to the anxiolytic effects of ethanol appears to be an important
factor in the development of alcoholism. Here, we investigated the involvement of …

Energy balance plays an important role in the control of reproduction. However, the cellular
and molecular mechanisms connecting the two systems are not well understood especially …

The pituitary is a master endocrine gland that developed early in vertebrate evolution and
therefore exists in all modern vertebrate classes. The last decade has transformed our view …