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Localization and functional characterization of a novel adipokinetic hormone in the mollusk, Aplysia californica by Johnson, Joshua I, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Nguyen, Cindy, Tsai, Pei-San

“…Increasing evidence suggests that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), corazonin, adipokinetic hormone (AKH), and red pigment-concentrating hormone all share…”
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Functional Authentication of a Novel Gastropod Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Receptor Reveals Unusual Features and Evolutionary Insight by Kavanaugh, Scott I, Tsai, Pei-San

“…A gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-like molecule was previously identified in a gastropod, Aplysia californica, and named ap-GnRH. In this study, we…”
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Origins of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH) in Vertebrates: Identification of a Novel GnRH in a Basal Vertebrate, the Sea Lamprey by Kavanaugh, Scott I, Nozaki, Masumi, Sower, Stacia A

“…We cloned a cDNA encoding a novel (GnRH), named lamprey GnRH-II, from the sea lamprey, a basal vertebrate. The deduced amino acid sequence of the newly…”
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The origins of the vertebrate hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) and hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) endocrine systems: New insights from lampreys by Sower, Stacia A, Freamat, Mihael, Kavanaugh, Scott I

“…Abstract The acquisition of a hypothalamic–pituitary axis was a seminal event in vertebrate evolution leading to the neuroendocrine control of many complex…”
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Ancient origins of metazoan gonadotropin-releasing hormone and their receptors revealed by phylogenomic analyses by Plachetzki, David C, Tsai, Pei-San, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Sower, Stacia A

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Novel FGF8 Mutations Associated with Recessive Holoprosencephaly, Craniofacial Defects, and Hypothalamo-Pituitary Dysfunction by McCabe, Mark J, Gaston-Massuet, Carles, Tziaferi, Vaitsa, Gregory, Louise C, Alatzoglou, Kyriaki S, Signore, Massimo, Puelles, Eduardo, Gerrelli, Dianne, Farooqi, I. Sadaf, Raza, Jamal, Walker, Joanna, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Tsai, Pei-San, Pitteloud, Nelly, Martinez-Barbera, Juan-Pedro, Dattani, Mehul T

“…Context: Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) 8 is important for GnRH neuronal development with human mutations resulting in Kallmann syndrome. Murine data suggest a…”
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Gonadotropin-releasing hormone in protostomes: Insights from functional studies on Aplysia californica by Sun, Biao, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Tsai, Pei-San

“…Highlights ► Novel discoveries on the function of protostomian GnRH were made from Aplysia californica . ► GnRH in A. californica (ap-GnRH) is not a…”
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Localization of a molluscan gonadotropin-releasing hormone in Aplysia californica by in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry by Jung, Lisa H, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Sun, Biao, Tsai, Pei-San

“…Highlights • The de novo synthesis of ap-GnRH is restricted to the central nervous system. • Pedal and cerebral ganglia are the primary sites of ap-GnRH…”
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Fibroblast growth factor signaling in the developing neuroendocrine hypothalamus by Tsai, Pei-San, Brooks, Leah R, Rochester, Johanna R, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Chung, Wilson C.J

“…Research Highlights ► FGF signaling is most critical during the fate specification of GnRH neurons. ► FGF signaling maintains the postnatal GnRH system. ►…”
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Molecular Cloning and Pharmacological Characterization of Two Novel GnRH Receptors in the Lamprey (Petromyzon marinus) by Joseph, Nerine T, Aquilina-Beck, Allisan, MacDonald, Caryn, Decatur, Wayne A, Hall, Jeffrey A, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Sower, Stacia A

“…This paper reports the identification, expression, binding kinetics, and functional studies of two novel type III lamprey GnRH receptors (lGnRH-R-2 and…”
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Seasonal changes of brain GnRH-I, -II, and -III during the final reproductive period in adult male and female sea lamprey by Sower, Stacia A, Balz, Eileen, Aquilina-Beck, Allisan, Kavanaugh, Scott I

“…Research highlights ► Lampreys are one of the very few vertebrates that have three hypothalamic GnRHs. ► This is the first report examining changes of GnRH in…”
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Disruption of the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus in Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling-Deficient Mice by Miller, Ann V, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Tsai, Pei-San

“…Fibroblast growth factor (Fgf) 8 is essential for the development of multiple brain regions. Previous studies from our laboratory showed that reduced Fgf8…”
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Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling Deficiencies Impact Female Reproduction and Kisspeptin Neurons in Mice1 by Tata, Brooke K, Chung, Wilson C.J, Brooks, Leah R, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Tsai, Pei-San

“…Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling is essential for the development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system. Mice harboring deficiencies in…”
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Fibroblast Growth Factor Signaling Deficiencies Impact Female Reproduction and Kisspeptin Neurons in Mice by TATA, Brooke K, CHUNG, Wilson C. J, BROOKS, Leah R, KAVANAUGH, Scott I, TSAI, Pei-San

“…Fibroblast growth factor (FGF) signaling is essential for the development of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system. Mice harboring deficiencies in…”
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The presence and distribution of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-liked factor in the central nervous system of the black tiger shrimp, Penaeus monodon by Ngernsoungnern, Piyada, Ngernsoungnern, Apichart, Kavanaugh, Scott, Sobhon, Prasert, Sower, Stacia A, Sretarugsa, Prapee

“…Abstract The distribution and presence of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in the central nervous system (CNS) of Penaeus monodon were examined by…”
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Inhibition of Bacterial Peptidoglycan Cytopathy by Retina Pigment Epithelial PGRP2 Amidase by Langford, Marlyn P, Perilloux-Lyons, Laura A, Kavanaugh, A Scott

“…Peptidoglycan (PGN) recognition protein 2 (PGRP2; N-acetylmuramyl-L-alanine amidase (NAMAA)) activity in corneal epithelial cells is thought to inhibit corneal…”
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Erratum to “The origins of the vertebrate hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) and hypothalamic–pituitary–thyroid (HPT) endocrine systems: New insights from lampreys” [General and Comparative Endocrinology (2009) 161, 20–29] by Sower, Stacia A, Freamat, Mihael, Kavanaugh, Scott I

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The identification and distribution of gonadotropin-releasing hormone-like peptides in the central nervous system and ovary of the giant freshwater prawn, Macrobrachium rosenbergii by Ngernsoungnern, Apichart, Ngernsoungnern, Piyada, Kavanaugh, Scott, Sower, Stacia A., Sobhon, Prasert, Sretarugsa, Prapee

“…In the present study, we demonstrated the existence of GnRH-like peptides in the central nervous system (CNS) and ovary of the giant freshwater prawn,…”
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Current Knowledge of Hagfish Reproduction: Implications for Fisheries Management by Powell, Mickie L., Kavanaugh, Scott I., Sower, Stacia A.

“…This review briefly summarizes the latest findings on reproductive endocrinology of Atlantic hagfish (Myxine glutinosa) and implications for fisheries…”
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Recurrent Annular Peripheral Choroidal Detachment after Trabeculectomy by Liu, Shaohui, Sun, Lisa L., Kavanaugh, A. Scott, Langford, Marlyn P., Liang, Chanping

“…We report a challenging case of recurrent flat anterior chamber without hypotony after trabeculectomy in a 54-year-old Black male with a remote history of…”
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