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Insulin-Like Growth Factor-I Activates KiSS-1 Gene Expression in the Brain of the Prepubertal Female Rat by Hiney, Jill K, Srivastava, Vinod K, Pine, Michelle D, Dees, W. Les

“…KiSS-1 gene expression has been shown to increase as puberty approaches, and its peptide products, kisspeptins, are involved in LHRH secretion at puberty…”
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Host neuro- immuno-endocrine responses in periodontal disease by Rettori, Elisa, De Laurentiis, Andrea, Dees, W Les, Endruhn, Axel, Rettori, Valeria

“…Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory complex disease caused by microorganisms. It may be influenced by diverse systemic disorders, environmental, genetic…”
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Insulin-like growth factor-1 stimulation of hypothalamic KiSS-1 gene expression is mediated by Akt: effect of alcohol by Hiney, J.K, Srivastava, V.K, Les Dees, W

“…Abstract Kisspeptin, as well as insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1), act centrally to stimulate luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) secretion at…”
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Short-Term Alcohol Administration Alters KiSS-1 Gene Expression in the Reproductive Hypothalamus of Prepubertal Female Rats by Srivastava, Vinod K., Hiney, Jill K., Dees, W. Les

“…Background:  Kisspeptins bind to the G‐protein‐coupled receptor (GPR54) to activate hypothalamic luteinizing hormone releasing hormone (LHRH) secretion at the…”
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Manganese Acts Centrally to Stimulate Luteinizing Hormone Secretion: A Potential Influence on Female Pubertal Development by Pine, Michelle, Lee, Boyeon, Dearth, Robert, Hiney, Jill K., Dees, W. Les

“…Manganese (Mn), an essential element considered important for normal growth and reproduction, has been shown in adults to be detrimental to reproductive…”
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Actions and Interactions of Alcohol and Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 on Female Pubertal Development by Dees, W. Les, Srivastava, Vinod, Hiney, Jill K.

“…Alcohol (ALC) is a drug that is capable of disrupting reproductive function in adolescent humans, as well as immature rhesus monkeys and rats. Critical to…”
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Cilostazol blocks pregnancy in naturally cycling mice by Albarzanchi, Ahmed M. Taiyeb, Sayes, Christie M, Ridha Albarzanchi, Mundhir T, Fajt, Virginia R, Dees, W. Les, Kraemer, Duane C

“…Abstract Background Administration of a phosphodiesterase three enzyme inhibitor (PDE3-I) in rodents and primates results in ovulation of immature oocytes…”
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Manganese acts centrally to activate reproductive hormone secretion and pubertal development in male rats by Lee, Boyeon, Pine, Michelle, Johnson, Larry, Rettori, Valeria, Hiney, Jill K., Dees, W. Les

“…Manganese (Mn) is an important element for normal growth and reproduction. Because Mn accumulates in the hypothalamus and is capable of stimulating…”
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Origin and Ontogeny of Mammalian Ovarian Neurons by Dees, W. Les, Hiney, J. K, McArthur, N. H, Johnson, G. A, Dissen, G. A, Ojeda, S. R

“…Mammalian ovaries contain sympathetic neurons expressing the low affinity neurotropin receptor (p75NTR). To date neither the role these neurons might play in…”
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Manganese stimulates luteinizing hormone releasing hormone secretion in prepubertal female rats: hypothalamic site and mechanism of action by Lee, Boyeon, Hiney, Jill K., Pine, Michelle D., Srivastava, Vinod K., Dees, W. Les

“…We have shown recently that Mn 2+ stimulates gonadotropin secretion via an action at the hypothalamic level, and a diet supplemented with a low dose of the…”
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Hypothalamic glial-to-neuronal signaling during puberty: influence of alcohol by Srivastava, Vinod K, Hiney, Jill K, Dees, W Les

“…Mammalian puberty requires complex interactions between glial and neuronal regulatory systems within the hypothalamus that results in the timely increase in…”
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Alcohol Alters Luteinizing Hormone Secretion in Immature Female Rhesus Monkeys by a Hypothalamic Action by Dissen, Gregory A, Dearth, Robert K, Scott, H. Morgan, Ojeda, Sergio R, Dees, W. Les

“…We determined whether the effect of alcohol (ALC) to suppress LH secretion in immature female monkeys is due to a hypothalamic or pituitary site of action…”
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Effects of alcohol on intraovarian nitric oxide synthase and steroidogenic acute regulatory protein in the prepubertal female rhesus monkey by SRIVASTAVA, Vinod K, DISSEN, Gregory A, OJEDA, Sergio R, HINEY, Jill K, PINE, Michelle D, LES DEES, W

“…In addition to affecting hypothalamic-pituitary function, alcohol is a gonadal toxin capable of inhibiting ovarian function and suppressing circulating levels…”
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Influence of estradiol on insulin-like growth factor-1-induced luteinizing hormone secretion by Hiney, Jill K, Srivastava, Vinod, Dearth, Robert K, Dees, W.Les

“…Several studies suggest an interrelationship between estradiol (E 2) and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) at the hypothalamic level. The present study was…”
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Intrinsic neurons in the mammalian ovary by D'Albora, Hortensia, Anesetti, Gabriel, Lombide, Paula, Dees, W. Les, Ojeda, Sergio R.

“…Mammalian ovarian function is under endocrine and neural control. Although the extrinsic innervation of the ovary has been implicated in the control of both…”
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The Alcohol-Induced Suppression of Ovarian Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Gene Transcription Is Independent of Growth Hormone and Its Receptor by Srivastava, Vinod K., Hiney, Jill K., Mattison, Julie A., Bartke, Andrej, Dees, W. Les

“…Background: Insulin‐like growth factor‐1 (IGF‐1) plays an important role in ovarian development and function. Alcohol (ALC) is a gonadal toxin and capable of…”
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Alcohol Suppresses Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 Gene Expression in Prepubertal Transgenic Female Mice Overexpressing the Bovine Growth Hormone Gene by Srivastava, Vinod K., Dearth, Robert K., Hiney, Jill K., Chandrashekar, Varadaraj, Mattison, Julie A., Bartke, Andrzej, Dees, W. Les

“…Background Alcohol (ALC) delays puberty in female rats and alters the development of a normal menstrual pattern in rhesus monkeys. These actions are associated…”
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Lipopolysaccharide-induced leptin synthesis and release are differentially controlled by alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone by Mastronardi, Claudio A, Srivastava, Vinod, Yu, Wen H, Dees, W Les, McCann, S M

“…Since alpha-melanocyte-stimulating hormone (alpha-MSH) inhibits the synthesis and release of proinflammatory cytokines and stimulates the synthesis and release…”
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Effect of ethanol on follicle stimulating hormone-induced steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) in cultured rat granulosa cells by Srivastava, Vinod K., Vijayan, E., Hiney, Jill K., Dees, W. Les

“…Steroidogenic acute regulatory protein (StAR) plays a critical role in trophic hormone-stimulated steroid biosynthesis by facilitating the transfer of…”
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The Pyrethroid Pesticide Esfenvalerate Suppresses the Afternoon Rise of Luteinizing Hormone and Delays Puberty in Female Rats by Pine, Michelle D., Hiney, Jill K., Lee, Boyeon, Dees, W. Les

“…Background: One of the most widely used classes of insecticides is the synthetic pyrethroids. Although pyrethroids are less acutely toxic to humans than to…”
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