gonads

AMPK regulates germline stem cell quiescence and integrity through an endogenous small RNA pathway

by Pratik Kadekar, Richard Roy During suboptimal growth conditions, Caenorhabditis elegans larvae undergo a global developmental arrest called “dauer.” During this stage, the germline stem cells (GSCs) become quiescent in...

Read more
<i>Feminizer</i> and <i>doublesex</i> knock-outs cause honey bees to switch sexes

by Alison McAfee, Jeffery S. Pettis, David R. Tarpy, Leonard J. Foster Honey bees are experts at refuting societal norms. Their matriarchal hives are headed by queens, backed by an...

Read more
A novel evolutionary conserved mechanism of RNA stability regulates synexpression of primordial germ cell-specific genes prior to the sex-determination stage in medaka

by Amaury Herpin, Cornelia Schmidt, Susanne Kneitz, Clara Gobé, Martina Regensburger, Aurélie Le Cam, Jérome Montfort, Mateus C. Adolfi, Christina Lillesaar, Dagmar Wilhelm, Michael Kraeussling, Brigitte Mourot, Béatrice Porcon, Maëlle...

Read more
Endotoxin rapidly desensitizes the gonads to kisspeptin-induced luteinizing hormone release in male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

[ad_1] Kimberly L. P. Long, Allison M. Bailey, Timothy J. Greives, Sandra J. Legan, and Gregory E. Demas Activation of the immune system induces rapid reductions in hypothalamic-pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis...

Read more
Endotoxin rapidly desensitizes the gonads to kisspeptin-induced luteinizing hormone release in male Siberian hamsters (Phodopus sungorus) [RESEARCH ARTICLE]

Kimberly L. P. Long, Allison M. Bailey, Timothy J. Greives, Sandra J. Legan, and Gregory E. DemasActivation of the immune system induces rapid reductions in hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis activity, which...

Read more