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Constitutive regulation of the Insl3 gene in rat Leydig cells (2005)
Journal Article
Sadeghian, H., Anand-Ivell, R., Balvers, M., Relan, V., & Ivell, R. (2005). Constitutive regulation of the Insl3 gene in rat Leydig cells. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 241(1-2), 10-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mce.2005.03.017

Insulin-like factor 3 (Insl3) is a major new product of the Leydig cells in all mammalian species so far examined. The rat Insl3 gene is encoded by two exons in close juxtaposition to the Jak3 gene. Using RT-PCR analysis we now show that in the rat t... Read More about Constitutive regulation of the Insl3 gene in rat Leydig cells.

Insulin-like factor 3: Where are we now? (2005)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Ivell, R., Hartung, S., & Anand-Ivell, R. (2004, September). Insulin-like factor 3: Where are we now?. Presented at Relaxin 2004, Fourth International Conference on Relaxin and Related Peptides, Wyoming, USA

Insulin-like factor 3 (INSL3), previously known as the relaxin-like factor (RLF), is a major peptide hormone secreted from the testicular Leydig cells of adult men and circulating in the blood at a concentration of approximately 1 ng/mL. Women also p... Read More about Insulin-like factor 3: Where are we now?.

Expression of calpastatin isoforms in muscle and functionality of multiple calpastatin promoters (2004)
Journal Article
Parr, T., Jewell, K. K., Sensky, P. L., Brameld, J. M., Bardsley, R. G., & Buttery, P. J. (2004). Expression of calpastatin isoforms in muscle and functionality of multiple calpastatin promoters. Archives of Biochemistry and Biophysics, 427(1), 8-15. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.abb.2004.04.001

Calpastatin is the specific endogenous inhibitor of calpain proteinase that is encoded by a single gene. Transient transfection assays in both a non-fusing skeletal muscle and non-muscle cell-line demonstrated that the putative porcine calpastatin pr... Read More about Expression of calpastatin isoforms in muscle and functionality of multiple calpastatin promoters.

Vitamin A regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA levels and fatty acid composition in sheep tissues (2004)
Journal Article
Daniel, Z. C., Salter, A. M., & Buttery, P. J. (2004). Vitamin A regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA levels and fatty acid composition in sheep tissues. Animal Science, 78(2), 237-243. https://doi.org/10.1017/s1357729800054023

The effect of vitamin A (retinol) on ovine stearoyl-CoA desaturase (SCD) mRNA levels and fatty acid composition was investigated. Sheep adipose tissue explants were maintained in culture for 24 h in the presence of all-trans retinoic acid (RA). Tissu... Read More about Vitamin A regulation of stearoyl-CoA desaturase mRNA levels and fatty acid composition in sheep tissues.

Galanin-Like Peptide Stimulates the Release of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Vitro and May Mediate the Effects of Leptin on the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis (2004)
Journal Article
Seth, A., Stanley, S., Jethwa, P., Gardiner, J., Ghatei, M., & Bloom, S. (2004). Galanin-Like Peptide Stimulates the Release of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Vitro and May Mediate the Effects of Leptin on the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis. Endocrinology, 145(2), 743-750. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2003-0873

Leptin regulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis in relation to nutritional status. The mechanism through which leptin mediates its effects on neuroendocrine reproductive circuits remains unclear. Galanin-like peptide (GALP) is a recently iden... Read More about Galanin-Like Peptide Stimulates the Release of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone in Vitro and May Mediate the Effects of Leptin on the Hypothalamo-Pituitary-Gonadal Axis.

Nutritional and hormonal control of muscle growth and fat deposition (2003)
Presentation / Conference Contribution
Brameld, J. M., Fahey, A. J., Langley-Evans, S. C., & Buttery, P. J. (2003). Nutritional and hormonal control of muscle growth and fat deposition. Archives Animal Breeding, 46(5 SUPPL.), 143-156

This review will consider the processes of skeletal muscle (myogenesis) and fat (adipogenesis) development and the factors involved in regulating them in a variety of species. In particular, the effects of hormones and maternal nutrition during diffe... Read More about Nutritional and hormonal control of muscle growth and fat deposition.

Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter bacteriophages from retail poultry (2003)
Journal Article
Atterbury, R. J., Connerton, P. L., Dodd, C. E., Rees, C. E., & Connerton, I. F. (2003). Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter bacteriophages from retail poultry. Applied and Environmental Microbiology, 69(8), https://doi.org/10.1128/AEM.69.8.4511-4518.2003

The ability of phages to survive processing is an important aspect of their potential use in the biocontrol of Campylobacter in poultry production. To this end, we have developed a procedure to recover Campylobacter bacteriophages from chilled and fr... Read More about Isolation and characterization of Campylobacter bacteriophages from retail poultry.

Paraventricular nucleus administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibits food intake and stimulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (2003)
Journal Article
Dhillo, W. S., Small, C. J., Jethwa, P. H., Russell, S. H., Gardiner, J. V., Bewick, G. A., …Bloom, S. R. (2003). Paraventricular nucleus administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibits food intake and stimulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis. Endocrinology, 144(4), 1420-1425. https://doi.org/10.1210/en.2002-220902

Calcitonin gene-related protein (CGRP) inhibits food intake and stimulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis after intracerebroventricular injection in rats. However, the hypothalamic site and mechanism of action are unknown. We investigat... Read More about Paraventricular nucleus administration of calcitonin gene-related peptide inhibits food intake and stimulates the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis.

Agouti-related protein has an inhibitory paracrine role in the rat adrenal gland (2003)
Journal Article
Dhillo, W. S., Small, C. J., Gardiner, J. V., Bewick, G. A., Whitworth, E. J., Jethwa, P. H., …Bloom, S. R. (2003). Agouti-related protein has an inhibitory paracrine role in the rat adrenal gland. Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications, 301(1), 102-107. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0006-291X%2802%2902991-1

α-Melanocyte-stimulating-hormone (α-MSH) is an agonist at the melanocortin 3 receptor (MC3-R) and melanocortin 4 receptor (MC4-R). α-MSH stimulates corticosterone release from rat adrenal glomerulosa cells in vitro. Agouti-related protein (AgRP) an e... Read More about Agouti-related protein has an inhibitory paracrine role in the rat adrenal gland.