Browsing Research Articles (University of Pretoria) by Author "O'Byrne, Kevin T."

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Provocative tests with Kisspeptin-10 and GnRH set the scene for determining social status and environmental impacts on reproductive capacity in male African lions (Panthera leo)

Ludwig, Mike; Newton, Claire L.; Pieters, Ane; Homer, Natalie Z.M.; Li, Xiao Feng; O'Byrne, Kevin T.; Millar, Robert P. (Elsevier, 2022-12)

Understanding the hypothalamic factors regulating reproduction facilitates maximising the reproductive success of breeding programmes and in the management and conservation of threatened species, including African lions. ...
Suppression of the GnRH pulse generator by Neurokinin B involves a k-opioid receptor-dependent mechanism

Grachev, Pasha; Li, X.F.; Kinsey-Jones, J.S.; Di Domenico, A.L.; Millar, Robert P.; Lightman, Stafford L.; O'Byrne, Kevin T. (The Endocrine Society, 2012-08-17)

Neurokinin B (NKB) and its receptor (NK3R) are coexpressed with kisspeptin, Dynorphin A (Dyn), and their receptors [G-protein-coupled receptor-54 (GPR54)] and -opioid receptor (KOR), respectively] within kisspeptin/NKB/Dyn ...

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