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Identification of somatostatin receptors controlling growth hormone and thyrotropin secretion in the chicken using receptor subtype-specific agonists by Geris, KL, de Groef, B, Rohrer, SP, Geelissen, S, Kuhn, ER, Darras, VM

“…Somatostatin (SRIH) functions as an endocrine mediator in processes such as growth, immune resistance and reproduction. Five SRIH receptors (sstr1-5) have been…”
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Pre- and posthatch developmental changes in hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone and somatostatin concentrations and in circulating growth hormone and thyrotropin levels in the chicken by Geris, KL, Berghman, LR, Kuhn, ER, Darras, VM

“…Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and somatostatin (SRIH) concentrations were determined by RIA during both embryonic development and posthatch growth of the…”
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In vitro study of corticotropin-releasing hormone-induced thyrotropin release: ontogeny and inhibition by somatostatin by Geris, Kris L., Groef, Bert De, Kühn, Eduard R., Darras, Veerle M.

“…Recent research has shown that in the chicken important interactions take place between the adrenal and the thyroidal axis both at the central and the…”
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Hypothalamic control of the thyroidal axis in the chicken: Over the boundaries of the classical hormonal axes by De Groef, Bert, Vandenborne, Kristien, Van As, Pieter, Darras, Veerle M., Kühn, Eduard R., Decuypere, Eddy, Geris, Kris L.

“…The pituitary gland, occupying a central position in the hypothalamo-pituitary thyroidal axis, produces thyrotropin (TSH), which is known to stimulate the…”
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Involvement of thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor, somatostatin receptor subtype 2 and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 in the control of chicken thyrotropin secretion by De Groef, B., Geris, K.L., Manzano, J., Bernal, J., Millar, R.P., Abou-Samra, A.-B., Porter, T.E., Iwasawa, A., Kühn, E.R., Darras, V.M.

“…Thyrotropin or thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) secretion in the chicken is controlled by several hypothalamic hormones. It is stimulated by…”
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Plasma Thyroid Hormone Levels and Iodothyronine Deiodinase Activity Following an Acute Glucocorticoid Challenge in Embryonic Compared with Posthatch Chickens by Darras, V.M., Kotanen, S.P., Geris, K.L., Berghman, L.R., Kühn, E.R.

“…Embryonic chickens (Day 18 of incubation) and 8-day-old posthatch chicks were subjected to an acute glucocorticoid challenge by a single iv injection of…”
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Inhibition and activation of the thyroidal axis by the adrenal axis in vertebrates by Kühn, Eduard R., Geris, Kris L., van der Geyten, Serge, Mol, Koen A., Darras, Veerle M.

“…Hormones of the adrenal or interrenal axis and stress situations which induce elevated glucocorticoid plasma levels (e.g. handling and starvation), inhibit…”
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Distribution of somatostatin in the brain and of somatostatin and thyrotropin-releasing hormone in peripheral tissues of the chicken by Geris, Kris L, Meeussen, Gert, Kühn, Eduard R, Darras, Veerle M

“…Our research group recently presented the distribution of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the chicken brain. In this study we measured somatostatin…”
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Thyrotropin-releasing hormone concentrations in different regions of the chicken brain and pituitary: an ontogenetic study by Geris, Kris L, D'Hondt, Els, Kühn, Eduard R, Darras, Veerle M

“…The regional distribution of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) was studied in the chicken brain. The hypothalamus and the brain stem contained the highest…”
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Evidence of a Thyrotropin-Releasing Activity of Ovine Corticotropin-Releasing Factor in the Domestic Fowl (Gallus domesticus) by Geris, K.L., Kotanen, S.P., Berghman, L.R., Kühn, E.R., Darras, V.M.

“…Ovine corticotropin-releasing factor (oCRF) administered to 19-day-old chicken embryos (E19) increased plasma concentration of pituitary glycoprotein α-subunit…”
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The drop in plasma thyrotropin concentrations in fasted chickens is caused by an action at the level of the hypothalamus: role of corticosterone by Geris, K.L, Berghman, L.R, Kühn, E.R, Darras, V.M

“…Fasting has severe effects on thyroid metabolism in the chicken: plasma thyroxine (T 4) concentrations increase, whereas 3′,5,3-triiodothyronine (T 3)…”
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Synthetic growth hormone secretagogues control growth hormone secretion in the chicken at pituitary and hypothalamic levels by Geris, K L, Hickey, G J, Vanderghote, A, Kühn, E R, Darras, V M

“…In the chicken growth hormone (GH) secretion is predominantly controlled by two hormones, thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and somatostatin (SRIH),…”
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Pituitary and Extrapituitary Action Sites of the Novel Nonpeptidyl Growth Hormone (GH) Secretagogue L-692,429 in the Chicken by Geris, Kris L, Hickey, Gerry J, Berghman, Luc R, Visser, Theo J, Kühn, Eduard R, Darras, Veerle M

“…Chickens were used as a model to further analyze the efficacy and specificity of L-692,429, a novel nonpeptidyl mimic of growth hormone (GH)-releasing…”
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Modulation of the growth hormone-releasing activity of thyrotropin-releasing hormone in the chicken by its gene-related peptide preproTRH(160–169)(Ps4): enhanced somatostatinergic tone? by Geris, K.L., Berghman, L.R., Ladram, A., Kühn, E.R., Darras, V.M., Harvey, S.

“…Recent research demonstrated that endocrine actions of thyrotropin (TSH)-releasing hormone (TRH) are modulated by gene-related products within proTRH. In the…”
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Adrenal inhibition of corticotropin-releasing hormone-induced thyrotropin release: A comparative study in pre- and posthatch chicks by Geris, K.L., Laheye, A., Berghman, L.R., Kühn, E.R., Darras, V.M.

“…Recent evidence indicates that corticotropin‐releasing hormone (CRH) acts as a potent stimulator of thyrotropin (TSH) release in the chicken. In this study…”
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