• Characterization of gonadotropin receptors Fshr and Lhr in Japanese medaka, Oryzias latipes 

      Burow, Susann; Mizrahi, Naama; Maugars, Gersende Marie Aimee; von Krogh, Kristine; Nourizadeh-Lillabadi, Rasoul; Hollander-Cohen, Lian; Shpilman, Michal; Atre, Ishwar; Weltzien, Finn-Arne; Levavi-Sivan, Berta (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Reproduction in vertebrates is controlled by the brain-pituitary-gonad axis, where the two gonadotropins follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) and luteinizing hormone (Lh) play vital parts by activating their cognate receptors ...
    • Gnrh receptor gnrhr2bbα is expressed exclusively in lhb-expressing cells in Atlantic salmon male parr 

      Ciani, Elia; Fontaine, Romain; Maugars, Gersende Marie Aimee; Rasoul, Nourizadeh-Lillabadi; Andersson, Eva; Bogerd, Jan; von Krogh, Kristine; Weltzien, Finn-Arne (Peer reviewed; Journal article, 2020)
      Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (Gnrh) plays a major role in the regulation of physiological and behavioural processes related to reproduction. In the pituitary, it stimulates gonadotropin synthesis and release via activation ...
    • Gonadotrope plasticity at cellular, population and structural levels: A comparison between fishes and mammals 

      Fontaine, Romain David; Ciani, Elia; Haug, Trude M; Hodne, Kjetil; Ager-Wick, Eirill; Baker, Dianne; Weltzien, Finn-Arne (Journal article; Peer reviewed, 2019)
      Often referred to as “the master gland”, the pituitary is a key organ controlling growth, maturation, and homeostasis in vertebrates. The anterior pituitary, which contains several hormone-producing cell types, is highly ...