Aspects of the central regulation of reproduction in teleost fish
Kah, O.; Madigou, T.; Mazurais, D.; Le Dréan, G. (2000). Aspects of the central regulation of reproduction in teleost fish, in: Norberg, B. et al. Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Bergen, Norway, July 4-9, 1999. pp. 27-34
In: Norberg, B. et al. (2000). Proceedings of the 6th International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, Bergen, Norway, July 4-9, 1999. International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish, 6. Department of Fisheries and Marine Biology, University of Bergen: Bergen. ISBN 82-7461-048-2. 499 pp., more
In: International Symposium on the Reproductive Physiology of Fish. Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales. , more
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- Kah, O.
- Madigou, T.
- Mazurais, D.
- Le Dréan, G.
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| Abstract |
Reproduction is a highly integrative function whose success depends throughout the life cycle on an appropriate balance between the hormonal status of the individual and the surrounding environment. A suitable condition will lead to gonadal development and eventually the triggering of a preovulatory surge of LH via activation and/or desinhibition of the GnRH system. Among the brain factors that have been shown to relay the information to the pituitary, the primary target organ, GnRH, monoamines, aminoacids and several other neuropeptides have been identified as the main actors controlling LH secretion. However, there is still little understanding of how the neuroendocrine brain integrates all the inputs from the peripheral organs and from the external environment. Such mechanisms involve a complex interplay mainly between gonadal steroids and metabolic hormones under the influence of environmental signals. This paper will try to address those questions by reviewing recent data from the literature and our own work with special emphasis on what we have recently learnt concerning the brain as an integrative reproductive organ. |
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