title: Integrative neuro-endocrine pathways in the control of reproduction in lamprey: a brief review.
abstract: The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system is well known as the main regulator of reproductive physiology in vertebrates. It is also part of a network of brain structures and pathways that integrate information from the internal and external milieu and coordinate the adaptive behavioral and physiological responses to social and reproductive survival needs. In this paper we review the state of knowledge of the GnRH system in relation to the behavior, external, and internal factors that control reproduction in one of the oldest lineage of vertebrates, the lampreys.
authors.affiliation: Department of Molecular, Cellular and Biomedical Sciences, Biochemistry Program, Center for Molecular and Comparative Endocrinology, University of New Hampshire , Durham, NH , USA.
authors.forename: Mihael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Freamat
authors.forename: Stacia A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Sower
keywords: GnRH; GnRH receptor; behavior; lampreys; pheromones; photoperiod; sex steroids