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ArticleFrontiers in neuroanatomy2023

Ontogenetic changes in the tyrosine hydroxylase immunoreactive preoptic area in the small-spotted catshark

Riccardo Porceddu, Cristina Porcu, Giovanna Mulas, Saturnino Spiga, Maria Cristina Follesa

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Article in Frontiers in neuroanatomy, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Riccardo Porceddu *Sezione di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Cristina Porcu *Sezione di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Giovanna MulasSezione di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Saturnino SpigaSezione di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
Maria Cristina FollesaSezione di Biologia Animale ed Ecologia, Dipartimento di Scienze della Vita e dell'Ambiente, Università degli Studi di Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy.
University of Cagliari · ITCoNISMa · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: The catecholaminergic component of the brain-pituitary-gonadal axis, which mediates the influence of external and internal stimuli on the central nervous system and gonad development in vertebrates, is largely unexplored in Chondrichthyes. We considered Materials and methods: 16 Results and discussions: Qualitative and quantitative research confirmed two separate populations of immunoreactive neurons. The modifications detected in the preoptic nucleus revealed that somata were more numerous, significantly smaller in size, and more excitable during the maturing phase but decreased, becoming slightly bigger and less excitable in the egg-laying stage. This may indicate that the catecholaminergic preoptic nucleus is involved in the control of reproduction, regulating both the onset of puberty and the imminent spawning. In contrast, somata in the suprachiasmatic nucleus grew in size and underwent turnover in morphometry, increasing the total number from the immature-virgin to maturing stage, with similar values in the more advanced maturity stages. These changes were not linked to a reproductive role. These findings provide new valuable information on Chondrichthyes, suggesting the existence of an additional brain system implicated in the integration of internal and environmental cues for reproduction.

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brainbrain-pituitary-gonadal axisontogenetic changespreoptic nucleusScyliorhinus caniculasharkshark reproductionstereology

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PMCPMC10794776
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