Expression of orexin receptors 1 (OX1R) and 2 (OX2R) in the porcine ovary during the oestrous cycle

• Published in: Regulatory peptides Vol. 165; no. 2; pp. 186 - 190
• Main Authors: Nitkiewicz, Anna, Smolinska, Nina, Przala, Jadwiga, Kaminski, Tadeusz
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Kidlington Elsevier B.V 10.12.2010; Elsevier
• Subjects: Animals; Biological and medical sciences; Blotting, Western; Corpora lutea; Estrous Cycle - genetics; Estrous Cycle - metabolism; Female; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Granulosa cells; Orexin; Orexin Receptors; Ovary - metabolism; Pig; Polymerase Chain Reaction; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled - genetics; Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled - metabolism; Receptors, Neuropeptide - genetics; Receptors, Neuropeptide - metabolism; Swine; Theca interna cells; Vertebrates: endocrinology; Granulosa cells; Orexin; Corpora lutea; Theca interna cells; Pig; Theca folliculi; Orexin receptor; Neuropeptide; Ovary; Vertebrata; Mammalia; Animal; Female genital system; Corpus luteum; Artiodactyla; Estrous cycle; Granulosa; Ovarian follicle; Ungulata

Orexins A and B are neuropeptides which are synthesized mainly in the lateral hypothalamus and are associated with a variety of physiological functions such as energy homeostasis, sleep and wakefulness, feeding behavior, as well as the reproductive system. The orexins activate two G-protein-coupled...