Molecular identification of GnIH and its potential role in reproductive physiology and male pregnancy of the lined seahorse (Hippocampus erectus).
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2019.04.018
Abstract: The gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) plays a negative role in the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) axis by inhibiting gonadotropin secretion in vertebrates. Male pregnancy and ovoviviparous behavior are unique phenomena among vertebrates. To better understand the neuroendocrine regulatory… read more here.
Keywords: pregnancy; lined seahorse; gnih; male pregnancy ... See more keywords
Hepcidin Gene Co-Option Balancing Paternal Immune Protection and Male Pregnancy
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DOI: 10.3389/fimmu.2022.884417
Abstract: Viviparity has originated independently more than 150 times in vertebrates, while the male pregnancy only emerged in Syngnathidae fishes, such as seahorses. The typical male pregnancy seahorses have closed sophisticated brood pouch that act as… read more here.
Keywords: male pregnancy; paternal immune; immune protection; pregnancy ... See more keywords