Bpifcl modulates kiss2 expression under the influence of 11-ketotestosterone in female zebrafish

Abstract The bactericidal/permeability-increasing (BPI) fold-containing (BPIF) superfamily of genes expressed in the brain are purportedly involved in modulating brain function in response to stress, such as inflammation. Kisspeptin, encoded by kiss, is affected by inflammation in the brain; therefo...

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Main Authors: Shogo Moriya, Nabila Tahsin, Ishwar S. Parhar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-08-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-08248-8