Journal of Poultry Science 55(2) 150-154 2018年 [査読有り]
Prolactin (PRL) is a hormone mainly secreted by the anterior pituitary gland. In birds, PRL exerts a variety of physiological functions in target tissues expressing the PRL receptor (PRLR). In chicken, the PRLR mRNA is abundant in the anterior pit...
Background: The pathological condition of canine prostate cancer resembles that of human androgen-independent prostate cancer. Both canine and human androgen receptor (AR) signalling are inhibited by overexpression of the dimerized co-chaperone sm...
N. Nakao   H. Kaneda   N. Tsushima   M. Tanaka   
POULTRY SCIENCE 95(6) 1406-1410 2016年6月 [査読有り]
Acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (EC 2.3.1.9) catalyzes the cleavage of acetoacetyl-CoA into acetylCoA and its reverse reaction, the synthesis of acetoacetyl-CoA. Cytosolic acetoacetyl-CoA thiolase (CT) is a key enzyme in the initial step of the cholester...
TSH secreted from the pars distalis (PD) of the pituitary gland stimulates the thyroid gland. In contrast, TSH secreted from the pars tuberalis (PT) of the pituitary gland regulates seasonal reproduction. The ontogeny of thyrotrophs and the regula...