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K. Tsutsui, K. Inoue, H. Miyabara, S. Suzuki, Y. Ogura and S. Haraguchi 7$B&A(B-Hydroxypregnenolone mediates melatonin action underlying diurnal locomotor rhythms. J Neuroscience, 28:2158-2167, 2008

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S. Haraguchi, T. Koyama and J. L. Do Rego and K. Tsutsui. Seasonal changes in the synthesis of 7$B&A(B-hydroxypregnenolone stimulating locomotor activity in newts. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 2009, in press

T. Koyama, S. Haraguchi, H. Vaudry and K. Tsutsui. Diurnal changes in the synthesis of 7$B&A(B-hydroxypregnenolone stimulating locomotor activity in newts. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 2009, in press

Y. R. Lee, K. Tsunekawa, M. J. Moon, H. N. Um, J-I. Hwang, T. Osugi, N. Otaki, Y. Sunakawa, K. Kim, H. Vaudry, H. B. Kwon, J. Y. Seong and K. Tsutsui. Molecular evolution of multiple forms of kisspeptins and GPR54 receptors in vertebrates. Endocrinology, 2009, Epub ahead of print (doi:10.1210/en.2008-1679)

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J. L. Do Rego, J. Y. Seong, V. Luu-The, K. Tsutsui, G. Pelletier, M.-C. Tonon and H. Vaudry. Steroid Biosynthesis within the frog brain: A model of neuroendocrine regulation (review). Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 2009, in press

S. Kikuyama, I. Hasunuma, F. Toyoda, S. Haraguchi and K. Tsutsui. Hormone-mediated reproductive behavior in the red-bellied newt (review). Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., 2009, in press

K. Tsutsui, S. Haraguchi, K. Inoue, H. Miyabara, S. Suzuki, Y. Ogura, T. Koyama, M. Matsunaga and H. Vaudry. Identification, biosynthesis and function of 7a-hydroxypregnenolone, a new key neurosteroid controlling locomotor activity, in non-mammals (review). Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci., in press

K. Tsutsui and T. Osugi. Evolutionary origin and divergence of GnIH and its homologous peptides (review). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 161, 30-33, 2009

H. Minakata, S. Shigeno, N. Kano, S. Haraguchi, T. Osugi and K. Tsutsui. Octopus GnRH (oct-GnRH), a multifunctional peptide in the endocrine and nervous systems of the cephalopod (review). J. Neuroendocrinol., 2009, in press
(doi:10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01852.x).

G. E. Bentley, T. Ubuka, N. L. McGuire, R. Calisi, N. Perfito, L. J. Kriegsfeld, J. C. Wingfield and K. Tsutsui. GnIH: A Multifunctional Neuropeptide (review). J. Neuroendocrinol., 21, 276-281, 2009

K. Tsutsui, E. Saigoh, H. Yin, T. Ubuka, V. S. Chowdhury, T. Osugi, K. Ukena, P. J. Sharp, J. C. Wingfield and G. E. Bentley. A new key neurohormone controlling reproduction, gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in birds: discovery, progress and prospect (review). J. Neuroendocrinol., 21, 271-275, 2009

K. Tsutsui. Review: Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) and its homologous peptides in vertebrates: discovery, mode of action and functional significance. Prog. Neurobiol., 2009, in press
(doi:10.1016/j.pneurobio.2009.02.003).

W. P. Williams III, E. M. Gibson, C. Wang, S. Tjho, N. Khattar, G. E. Bentley, K. Tsutsui and L. J. Kriegsfeld. Review: Proximate and ultimate mechanisms driving circadian control of neuroendocrine function: Lessons from the young and old. Integr. Comp. Biol., 2009, in press

J. L. Do Rego, J. Y. Seong, D. Burel, J. Leprince, V. Luu-The, M.-C. Tonon, G. Pelletier, K. Tsutsui and H. Vaudry. Review: Neurosteroid biosynthesis: enzymatic pathways and neuroendocrine regulation by neurotransmitters and neuropeptides. Front. Neuroendocrinol., 2009, in press

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K. Tsutsui. Review: Progesterone biosynthesis and action in the developing neuron. Endocrinology, 2008, in press

T. J. Greives, L. J. Kriegsfeld, G. E. Bentley, K. Tsutsui and G. E. Demas. Review: Recent advances in reproductive neuroendocrinology: A role for the RFamide peptides in seasonal reproduction? Proc. R. Soc. B, 2008, in press

K. Tsutsui. Review: Neurosteroids in the Purkinje cell: Biosynthesis, mode of action and functional significance. Mol. Neurobiol., 2008, in press

T. Tachibana, N. Masuda, K. Tsutsui, K. Ukena and H. Ueda. The orexigenic effect of GnIH is mediate by central opioid receptors in chicks. Comp. Biochem. Physiol., 2008, in press

T. W. Small, P. J. Sharp, G. E. Bentley, R. P. Millar, K. Tsutsui, C. Strand and P. Deviche. Auditory stimulation of reproductive function in male Rufous-winged Sparrows, Aimophila carpalis. Horm. Behav. 53:28-39, 2008

T. W. Small, P. J. Sharp, G. E. Bentley, R. P. Millar, K. Tsutsui, E. Mura and P. Deviche. Photoperiod-independent hypothalamic regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in a free-living Sonoran desert bird, the Rufous-winged Sparrow (Aimophila carpalis). Brain Behav. Evol. 71:127-142, 2008

G. Bentley, T. Ubuka; N. L. McGuire, V. S. Chowdhury, Y. Morita, T. Yano, I. Hasunuma, M. Binns, J. C. Wingfield and K. Tsutsui. Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone and its receptor in the avian reproductive system. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 156:34-43, 2008

T. Ubuka, S. Kim, Y. Huang, J. Reid, J. Jiang, T. Osugi, V. S. Chowdhury, K. Tsutsui and Bentley G. E. Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone neurons interact directly with gonadotropin-releasing hormone-I and -II neurons in European starling brain. Endocrinology 149:268-278, 2008
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V. S. Chowdhury, K. Yamamoto, I. Saeki, I. Hasunuma, T. Shimura and K. Tsutsui. Melatonin stimulates the release of growth hormone and prolactin by inducing the expression of frog growth hormone-releasing peptide (fGRP) and its related peptide-2 (fGRP-RP-2) in the amphibian hypothalamus. Endocrinology 149:962-970, 2008

K. Tsutsui, K. Inoue, H. Miyabara, S. Suzuki, Y. Ogura and S. Haraguchi. 7$B&A(B-Hydroxypregnenolone mediates melatonin action underlying diurnal locomotor rhythms. J Neuroscience, 28:2158-2167, 2008

N. Sakurai, K. Maruo, S. Haraguchi, Y. Uno, Y. Oshima, K. Tsutsui, Y. Matsuda, J. L. Do Rego, G. Pelletier, H. Vaudry and M. Nakamura. Immunohistochemical detection and biological activities of CYP17 (P450c17) in the indifferent gonad of the frog Rana rugosa. J. Steroid Biochem. Mol. Biol., 112, 5-12, 2008

M. Murakami, T. Matsuzaki, T. Iwasa, T. Yasui, M. Irahara, T. Osugi and K. Tsutsui. Hypophysiotropic role of RFamide-related peptide-3 in the inhibition of LH secretion in female rats. J. Endocrinol., 199, 105-112, 2008

I. J. Clarke, I. P. Sari, Y. Qi, J. T. Smith, H. C. Parkington, T. Ubuka, J. Iqbal, Q. Li, A. Tilbrook, K. Morgan, A. J. Pawson, K. Tsutsui, R. P. Millar and G. E. Bentley. Potent action of RFRP-3 on pituitary gonadotropes indicative of a hypophysiotropic role in the negative regulation of gonadotropin secretion. Endocrinology, 149, 5811-5821, 2008

E. M. Gibson, S. A. Humber, S. Jain, W. P. Williams III, S. Zhao, G. E. Bentley, K. Tsutsui and L. J. Kriegsfeld. Alterations in RFamide-related peptide expression are coordinated with the preovulatory luteinizing hormone surge. Endocrinology, 149, 4958-4969, 2008

P. Singh, A. Krishna, R. Sridaran and K. Tsutsui. Changes in GnRH I, bradykinin and their receptors and GnIH in the ovary of Calotes versicolor during reproductive cycle. Gen.Comp. Endocrinol., 159, 158-169, 2008

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H. Sakamoto, K. Ukena, M. Kawata and K. Tsutsui. Review: Expression, localization and possible actions of 25-Dx, a membrane-associated putative progesterone-binding protein, in the developing Purkinje cell of the cerebellum: A new insight into the biosynthesis, metabolism and multiple actions of progesterone as a neurosteroid. Cerebellum, 7, 18-25, 2008

K. Tsutsui. Neurosteroid synthesis and action in the cerebellum during development (Review). In: a special issue for "Cerebellum, a target for hormonal signaling". Cerebellum, 7, 502-504, 2008

K. Tsutsui. Review: Progesterone biosynthesis and action in the developing neuron. Endocrinology, 149, 2757-2761, 2008

T. J. Greives, L. J. Kriegsfeld, G. E. Bentley, K. Tsutsui and G. E. Demas. Review: Recent advances in reproductive neuroendocrinology: A role for the RFamide peptides in seasonal reproduction? Proc. R. Soc. B, 275, 1943-1951, 2008

K. Tsutsui. Review: Neurosteroids in the Purkinje cell: Biosynthesis, mode of action and functional significance. Mol. Neurobiol., 37, 116-125, 2008

K. Tsutsui and G. E. Bentley. Review: Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH): biosynthesis, mode of action and functional significance in birds. Avian Biol. Res., 1, 175-186, 2008

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