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Effects of ethanol during the onset of female puberty by Dees, W L, Skelley, C W

“…To assess more closely the physiological mechanism(s) by which ethanol (ETOH) delays the onset of female puberty, we have evaluated its effects on body weight,…”
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Improvement in in vitro fertilization outcome following in vivo synchronization of oocyte maturation in mice by Taiyeb, Ahmed M, Muhsen-Alanssari, Saeeda A, Dees, WL, Ridha-Albarzanchi, Mundhir T, Kraemer, Duane C

“…Synchronization of oocyte maturation in vitro has been shown to produce higher in vitro fertilization (IVF) rates than those observed in oocytes matured…”
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Alcohol alters hypothalamic glial-neuronal communications involved in the neuroendocrine control of puberty: In vivo and in vitro assessments by Dees, W.L, Hiney, J.K, Srivastava, V.K

“…Abstract The onset of puberty is the result of the increased secretion of hypothalamic luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH). The pubertal process can…”
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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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Insulin-like growth factor I of peripheral origin acts centrally to accelerate the initiation of female puberty by Hiney, J K, Srivastava, V, Nyberg, C L, Ojeda, S R, Dees, W L

“…In several species, including humans, circulating insulin-like growth factor I (IGF-I) levels increase during the onset of puberty, suggesting that this…”
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Effects of ethanol on intraovarian nitric oxide production in the prepubertal rat by Srivastava, VK, Hiney, JK, Rettori, V, Dees, WL

“…Nitric oxide (NO) has been shown to contribute to ovarian development and function. In non-ovarian tissues NO can be altered by ethanol (ETOH), a drug…”
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Effects of lead (Pb) exposure during gestation and lactation on female pubertal development in the rat by Dearth, Robert K, Hiney, Jill K, Srivastava, Vinod, Burdick, Sarah B, Bratton, Gerald R, Dees, W.Les

“…Lead (Pb) can delay sexual maturation; however, the mechanism and critical time of insult are not clearly defined. Therefore, we assessed maternal Pb levels…”
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Role of Nitric Oxide in the Control of Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone Release in vivo and in vitro by Rettori, V., Belova, N., Dees, W. L., Nyberg, C. L., Gimeno, M., McCann, S. M.

“…Nitric oxide (NO) synthase, the enzyme which converts arginine into citrulline plus NO, a highly active free radical, has been found in many neurons in the…”
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Lipopolysaccharide-Induced Leptin Release is Neurally Controlled by Mastronardi, C. A., Yu, W. H., Srivastava, V. K., Dees, W. L., McCann, S. M.

“…Our hypothesis is that leptin release is controlled neurohormonally. Conscious, male rats bearing indwelling, external, jugular catheters were injected with…”
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Alcohol ingestion inhibits the increased secretion of puberty-related hormones in the developing female rhesus monkey by Dees, W L, Dissen, G A, Hiney, J K, Lara, F, Ojeda, S R

“…Alcohol (ALC) use and abuse by adolescents has been rising at an alarming rate. Whether ALC consumption during prepubertal years affects specific hormones and…”
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Effect of Manganese on Luteinizing Hormone–Releasing Hormone Secretion in Adult Male Rats by Prestifilippo, Juan Pablo, Fernández-Solari, Javier, Mohn, Claudia, De Laurentiis, Andrea, McCann, Samuel M., Dees, WL, Rettori, Valeria

“…Recently studies have demonstrated that low doses of (Mn+2) in the form of manganese chloride can stimulate specific puberty-related hormones and advance signs…”
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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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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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A role for trkA nerve growth factor receptors in mammalian ovulation by Dissen, G A, Hill, D F, Costa, M E, Les Dees, C W, Lara, H E, Ojeda, S R

“…Several members of the neurotrophin (NT) family, including nerve growth factor (NGF), NT-3, and NT-4/5, are expressed in the mammalian ovary. As their…”
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The Effects of Low-level Pb on Steroidogenic Acute Regulatory Protein (StAR) in the Prepubertal Rat Ovary by Srivastava, Vinod, Dearth, Robert K., Hiney, Jill K., Ramirez, Lisa M., Bratton, Gerald R., Les Dees, W.

“…Estradiol (E2) is suppressed in prepubertal females exposed maternally to lead (Pb); thus, we assessed effects of Pb on ovarian steroidogenic acute regulatory…”
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IGF-1 administration to prepubertal female rats can overcome delayed puberty caused by maternal Pb exposure by Pine, Michelle D., Hiney, Jill K., Dearth, Robert K., Bratton, Gerald R., Dees, W. Les

“…Because prepubertal female rats maternally exposed to lead (Pb) exhibit suppressed serum levels of insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) and delayed puberty, we…”
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Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in the Preoptic-Hypothalamic Region of the Rat Contain Lamprey Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone III, Mammalian Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone, or Both Peptides by Hiney, J. K., Sower, S. A., Yu, W. H., McCann, S. M., Dees, W. L.

“…This study utilized a newly developed antiserum, specific for lamprey gonadotropin-releasing hormone III (I-GnRH-III), to determine the following: in which…”
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Control of Gonadotropin Secretion by Follicle-Stimulating Hormone-Releasing Factor, Luteinizing Hormone-Releasing Hormone, and Leptin by McCann, Samuel M, Karanth, Sarantha, Mastronardi, Claudio A, Dees, W.Les, Childs, Gwen, Miller, Brian, Sower, Stacia, Yu, Wen H

“…Fractionation of hypothalamic extracts on a Sephadex G-25 column separates follicle-stimulating hormone-releasing factor (FSHRF) from luteinizing…”
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Low level lead (Pb) exposure during gestation and lactation: assessment of effects on pubertal development in Fisher 344 and Sprague-Dawley female rats by Dearth, Robert K, Hiney, Jill K, Srivastava, Vinod, Les Dees, W, Bratton, Gerald R

“…Studies using both Fisher 344 and Sprague-Dawley (SD) rat lines have shown that gestational and/or lactational maternal lead (Pb) exposure causes delayed…”
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