| Project/Area Number |
23780292
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| Research Category |
Grant-in-Aid for Young Scientists (B)
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| Allocation Type | Multi-year Fund |
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| Research Field |
Basic veterinary science/Basic zootechnical science
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| Research Institution | Nagoya University |
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Principal Investigator |
INOUE Naoko 名古屋大学, 生命農学研究科, 助教 (90377789)
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| Project Period (FY) |
2011 – 2012
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| Project Status |
Completed (Fiscal Year 2013)
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| Budget Amount *help |
¥4,420,000 (Direct Cost: ¥3,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥1,020,000)
Fiscal Year 2012: ¥1,820,000 (Direct Cost: ¥1,400,000、Indirect Cost: ¥420,000)
Fiscal Year 2011: ¥2,600,000 (Direct Cost: ¥2,000,000、Indirect Cost: ¥600,000)
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| Keywords | スンクス / 交尾排卵 / 交尾刺激 / キスペプチン / 性腺刺激ホルモン放出ホルモン / 神経 / GnRH / LH / 嗅覚刺激 |
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| Research Abstract |
The present study suggests that the mating stimulus activates kisspeptin neurons in the preoptic area (POA), and then stimulates gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) release to induce ovulation in the musk shrew, a reflex ovulator. The gracile nucleus, the sensory spinal nerve terminal, and the solitary nucleus, the sensory vagus nerve terminal, may mediate the mating stimulus to the POA kisspeptin neurons in the musk shrew.
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