Expression of kisspeptins in the brain and pituitary of the european sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax)

• Published in: Journal of comparative neurology (1911) Vol. 521; no. 4; pp. 933 - 948
• Main Authors: Escobar, Sebastián, Felip, Alicia, Gueguen, Marie-Madeleine, Zanuy, Silvia, Carrillo, Manuel, Kah, Olivier, Servili, Arianna
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken Wiley Subscription Services, Inc., A Wiley Company 01.03.2013; Wiley Subscription Services, Inc
• Subjects: Animals; Bass - metabolism; Blotting, Western; Brain - metabolism; Dicentrarchus labrax; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; estrogen receptors; Female; FSH; GnRH; Immunohistochemistry; In Situ Hybridization, Fluorescence; Indexing terms: kisspeptin; kiss1; kiss1R; kiss2; Kisspeptins - analysis; Kisspeptins - biosynthesis; Male; Marine; pituitary; Pituitary Gland - metabolism; puberty; RNA, Messenger - analysis; sea bass; Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; teleost fish; Teleostei

Kisspeptins are now considered key players in the neuroendocrine control of puberty and reproduction, at least in mammals. Most teleosts have two kiss genes, kiss1 and kiss2, but their sites of expression are still poorly documented. As a first step in investigating the role of kisspeptins in the Eu...