Analysis of the Role of the Mc4r System in Development, Growth, and Puberty of Medaka

In mammals the melanocortin 4 receptor (Mc4r) signaling system has been mainly associated with the regulation of appetite and energy homeostasis. In fish of the genus Xiphophorus (platyfish and swordtails) puberty onset is genetically determined by a single locus, which encodes the mc4r. Wild popula...

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Main Authors: Ruiqi Liu, Masato Kinoshita, Mateus C. Adolfi, Manfred Schartl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00213/full