Effects of Social Information on the Release and Expression of Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone in Birds

The social environment changes circulating hormone levels and associated behavior in animals. Although social information is perceived by sensory systems in the brain, and peripheral reproductive hormonal levels are regulated mainly by the hypothalamus–pituitary–gonadal (HPG) axis, the neurochemical...

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Main Authors: Yasuko Tobari, Kazuyoshi Tsutsui
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.2019.00243/full