TY - BOOK ID - 133523294 TI - The Roles of GnIH in Reproductive Function and Behavior AU - Takayoshi Ubuka AU - Kazuyoshi Tsutsui AU - Lance J Kriegsfeld AU - Ishwar Parhar PY - 2018 PB - Frontiers Media SA DB - UniCat KW - gonadotropin-releasing hormone KW - gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone KW - follicle-stimulating hormone KW - hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis KW - testosterone KW - kisspeptin KW - luteinizing hormone KW - melatonin KW - reproduction KW - estradiol UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:133523294 AB - Since the discovery of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) at the beginning of 1970s, it has been believed that GnRH is the only hypothalamic neuropeptide that regulates gonadotropin release in vertebrates. In 2000, however, a novel hypothalamic neuropeptide that actively inhibits gonadotropin release was discovered in Japanese quail and termed gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH). Following seventeen years of research has revealed that GnIH is highly conserved across vertebrates including humans, and GnIH is involved in a number of physiological and behavioral functions related to reproduction. The aim of this e-book is to celebrate the discovery of GnIH and the progress of GnIH research by collecting review and original articles from leading scientists in this new research field. ER -