Multiple gonadotropin‐releasing hormone neuronal systems in vertebrates

Neuronal Classes in Different Vertebrates

Brain, an essential organ serves to play a pivotal role in the nervous system of all vertebrates and is known to exert centralized control over the other body organs. Brain in all species is primarily composed of two broad classes of cells: neurons and glial cells, where former are usually considered the most important cells. The property that makes neurons unique is their ability to send signa...

The effect of short-term treatments of a gonadotropinreleasing hormone analog (buserelin) on sciatic nerve regeneration

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) has neuromodulatory roles in central and peripheral nervous systems. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effect of GnRH analog (buserelin) on peripheral nerve regeneration. Forty adult male rats were divided into buserelin-treated, normal saline, sham surgery, and castrated + buserelin groups. The left sciatic nerve was crushed by a fine forceps an...

NeuN, a neuronal specific nuclear protein in vertebrates.

A battery of monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) against brain cell nuclei has been generated by repeated immunizations. One of these, mAb A60, recognizes a vertebrate nervous system- and neuron-specific nuclear protein that we have named NeuN (Neuronal Nuclei). The expression of NeuN is observed in most neuronal cell types throughout the nervous system of adult mice. However, some major cell types ap...

Hormone-mediated adjustment of sex ratio in vertebrates.

The ability to adjust sex ratios at the individual level exists among all vertebrate groups studied to date. In many cases, there is evidence for facultative adjustment of sex ratios in response to environmental and/or social cues. Because environmental and social information must be first transduced into a physiological signal to influence sex ratios, hormones likely play a role in the adjustm...

Alimentary Systems in Some Homeothermic Vertebrates