General and Comparative Endocrinology

Calcium signaling and regulation of ecdysteroidogenesis in crustacean Y-organs.  314. 2021

De novo transcriptome assembly and functional annotation for Y-organs of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), and analysis of differentially expressed genes during pre-molt.  298. 2020

A comparative examination of cortisol effects on muscle myostatin and HSP90 gene expression in salmonids.  237:19-26. 2016

Methyltestosterone alters sex determination in the American alligator (Alligator mississippiensis).  236:63-69. 2016

Exogenous application of estradiol to eggs unexpectedly induces male development in two turtle species with temperature-dependent sex determination.  206:16-23. 2014

Revisiting the paradigm of myostatin in vertebrates: Insights from fishes.  194:45-54. 2013

Regulation and distribution of squirrel monkey chorionic gonadotropin and secretogranin II in the pituitary..  170:509-513. 2011

Female mice and rats exhibit species-specific metabolic and behavioral responses to ovariectomy..  166:520-528. 2010

Molecular cloning of a putative crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) isoform from extra-eyestalk tissue of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), and determination of temporal and spatial patterns of CHH gene expression.  169:174-181. 2010

Structural and functional comparisons and production of recombinant crustacean hyperglycemic hormone (CHH) and CHH-like peptides from the mud crab Scylla olivacea.  167:68-76. 2010

Studies of a receptor guanylyl cyclase cloned from Y-organs of the blue crab (Callinectes sapidus), and its possible functional link to ecdysteroidogenesis.  155:780-788. 2008

Molecular characterization and gene expression pattern of two putative molt-inhibiting hormones from Litopenaeus vannamei.  151:72-81. 2007

Molecular cloning of a cDNA encoding a crustacean hyperglycemic hormone from eyestalk ganglia of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.  148:383-387. 2006

Molecular cloning of a putative receptor guanylyl cyclase from Y-organs of the blue crab, Callinectes sapidus.  146:329-336. 2006

Identification of a functional corpus luteum in the Atlantic hagfish, Myxine glutinosa.  148:95-101. 2006

Seasonal changes of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the Atlantic hagfish Myxine glutinosa.  140:136-143. 2005

Growth hormone differentially regulates muscle myostatin1 and -2 and increases circulating cortisol in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss).  138:32-41. 2004

The effects of recombinant bovine somatotropin (rbST) on tissue IGF-I, IGF-I receptor, and GH mRNA levels in rainbow trout, Oncorhynchus mykiss.  135:324-333. 2004

Weight change affects serum leptin and corticosterone in the collared lemming.  136:30-36. 2004

Cloning and expression of aromatase in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination.  130:109-119. 2003

Androgen and estrogen metabolism during sex differentiation in mono-sex populations of the Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus.  125:151-162. 2002

Effect of capture and season on fecal glucocorticoid levels in deer mice (Peromyscus maniculatus) and red-backed voles (Clethrionomys gapperi).  123:337-344. 2001

Gonopodium development in normal male and 11-ketotestosterone-treated female mosquitofish (Gambusia affinis): A quantitative study using computer image analysis.  123:222-234. 2001

Developmental expression of steroidogenic factor 1 in a turtle with temperature-dependent sex determination.  116:336-346. 1999

Steroid levels and steroid metabolism in relation to early gonadal development in the tilapia Oreochromis niloticus (Teleostei: Cyprinoidei).  114:235-248. 1999

Synthesis of testosterone and 5α-androstanediols during nutritionally stimulated gonadal growth in Lytechinus variegatus lamarck (Echinodermata:Echinoidea).  111:197-206. 1998

Characterization of two new preproGnRH mRNAs in the tree shrew: First direct evidence for mesencephalic GnRH gene expression in a placental mammal.  104:7-19. 1996

Influence of photoperiod, time, and sex on hormone concentrations in collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus).  101:53-62. 1996

Capacity of Insect (Manduca sexta) Prothoracic Glands to Secrete Ecdysteroids: Relation to Glandular Growth.  100:404-412. 1995

Steroid-Induced Sex Determination at Incubation Temperatures Producing Mixed Sex Ratios in a Turtle with TSD.  100:53-60. 1995

Effect of photoperiod, testosterone, and estradiol on body mass, bifid claw size, and pelage color in collared lemmings (Dicrostonyx groenlandicus).  93:459-470. 1994

Protein Synthesis and Ecdysteroidogenesis in Prothoracic Glands of the Tobacco Hornworm (Manduca sexta): Stimulation by Big Prothoracicotropic Hormone.  93:448-458. 1994

Serum gonadotropins and gonadal steroids associated with ovulation and egg production in sea turtles.  87:71-78. 1992

Sex steroid levels in the testes, ovaries, and pyloric caeca during gametogenesis in the sea star Asterias vulgaris.  87:451-460. 1992

Estrogen and sex reversal in turtles: A dose-dependent phenomenon.  81:357-364. 1991

Seasonal changes in serum gonadal steroids associated with migration, mating, and nesting in the loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta).  79:154-164. 1990

Action of sex steroid hormones on temperature-induced sex determination in the snapping turtle (Chelydra serpentina).  76:159-166. 1989

Regulation of juvenile hormone biosynthesis by 20-hydroxyecdysone during the fourth larval instar of the tobacco hornworm, Manduca sexta.  66:62-70. 1987

Biosynthesis of ecdysteroids from cholesterol by crab Y-organs, and eyestalk suppression of cholesterol uptake and secretory activity, in vitro.  59:140-148. 1985

Effects of eyestalk removal on cholesterol uptake and ecdysone secretion by crab (Cancer antennarius) Y-organs in vitro.  57:360-370. 1985

Plasma steroids associated with seasonal reproductive changes in a multiclutched freshwater turtle, Sternotherus odoratus.  48:440-451. 1982