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Vol. 41, No. 1

REVIEWS

Diversity of Androgens; Comparison of Their Significance and Characteristics in Vertebrate Species
Takashi Yazawa, Yoshitaka Imamichi, Takahiro Sato, Takanori Ida, Akihiro Umezawa, Takeshi Kitano
Zoological Science 41 (1), (24 January 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230064
KEYWORDS: Androgens, vertebrate, testosterone, DHEA, 11-ketotestosterone, DHT, 11-KDHT, 15α-hydroxytestosterone

ORIGINAL ARTICLES

Effects of Water Temperature on the Body Color and Expression of the Genes Related to Body Color Regulation in the Goldfish
Tingshu Yang, Satoshi Kasagi, Akiyoshi Takahashi, Kanta Mizusawa
Zoological Science 41 (1), (24 January 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230062
background color, body color, goldfish, hormone, receptor, temperature

Expression of mRNAs Encoding Hypothalamic Small Proteins, Neurosecretory Protein GL and Neurosecretory Protein GM, in the Japanese Quail, Coturnix japonica
Masaki Kato, Eiko Iwakoshi-Ukena, Yuki Narimatsu, Megumi Furumitsu, Kazuyoshi Ukena
Zoological Science 41 (1), (24 January 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230070
KEYWORDS: Japanese quail, hypothalamus, NPGL, NPGM, food intake-regulatory factor, sex difference

Analyses of mRNA Expression Levels of Pituitary Hormones, Their Hypothalamic Regulating Factors, and Receptors Involved in Metamorphosis with Special Reference to the Summer and Winter Seasons
Yuki Matsumoto, Natsuno Kowata, Sakae Kikuyama, Reiko Okada
Zoological Science 41 (1), (24 January 2024) https://doi.org/10.2108/zs230080
KEYWORDS: bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), metamorphosis, hypothalamus, pituitary, TRH, Prl, HPT axis, HPI axis

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