Changes in vasotocin immunoreactivity of paraventricular nuclei and adrenal function of Japanese quail in relation to different phases of sexual development

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 293-300

  Singh, Sajla ^a   Chaturvedi, Chandra Mohini ^a  

^a BANARAS HINDU UNIVERSITY   (India)

Author keywords

Adrenal; Gonad; Japanese quail; Paraventricular nuclei; Seasonal cycle

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; ASCORBIC ACID;

ADRENAL GLAND; ANIMAL; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; COTURNIX; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; HISTOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS;

ADRENAL GLANDS; ANIMALS; ASCORBIC ACID; COTURNIX; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; PARAVENTRICULAR HYPOTHALAMIC NUCLEUS; PHOTOPERIOD; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; TESTIS; VASOTOCIN;

AVES; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 40249092989     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2007.08.003     Document Type: Article

References (40)

1. Arad Z., and Skadhauge E. Plasma hormones (arginine vasotocin, prolactin and corticosterone) in regulation to hydration state, NaCl intake, and egg laying in fowls. J Exp Zool 232 (1984) 707-714
2. Adan R.A.H., and Burbach J.P.H. Regulation of vasopressin and oxytocin gene expression by estrogen and thyroid hormone. Prog Brain Res 92 (1992) 127-136
3. Ball G.F., Bernard D.J., Foidart A., Lakaye B., and Balthazart J. Steroid sensitive sites in the AVN brain: does the distribution of the estrogen receptor alpha beta types provide insight into their function?. Brain Behav Evol 54 1 (1999) 28-40
4. Balthazart J., Baillien M., Charlier T.D., Cornil C.A., and Ball G.F. The neuroendocrinology of reproductive behavior in Japanese quail. Domest Anim Endocrinol 25 (2003) 69-82
5. Bessey O.A., Lowry O.H., and Brok N.J. Determination of ascorbic acid in small amounts of blood. J Biol Chem 147 (1943) 399
6. Buijs R.M., Pevet P., Masson-Pevet P.C.W., De Vries, Canguilhem G.J., and Vivien-Roels B. Seasonal variation in vasopressin innervation of the Europeon hamster Cricetus cricetus. Brain Res 371 (1986) 93-196
7. Chaturvedi C.M., Choudhury A., Wall P.T., Koike T.I., and Cornett L.E. A sexual dimorphism in hypothalamus arginine vasotocin (AVT) gene expression and AVT plasma levels in the Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica in response to water deprivation. Gen Comp Endocrinol 117 (2000) 129-137
8. Chaturvedi C.M., Bhatt R., and Phillips D. Photoperiodism in Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica with special reference to relative refractoriness. Indian J Exp Biol 31 (1993) 417-421
9. Chaturvedi C.M., and Thapliyal J.P. Relationship between the adrenal and gonadal cycles of Common myna, Acridotheres tristis. PAVO 18 (1980) 1-9
10. Civinini A., Padula D., and Gallo V.P. Ultrastructural and histochemical study on the interregnal cells of the male stickleback Gastrosteus aculeatus, teleastea, in relation to the reproductive annual cycle. J. Anat 199 (2001) 303-316
11. Cornett L.E., Kirby J.D., Vizcarra J.C., Ellison J.C., Thrash P.R., Mayeux M.D., et al. Molecular cloning and functional characterization of a vasotocin receptor subtype expressed in the pituitary gland of the domestic chicken Gallus domesticus : avian homologue of mammalian V1B-Vasotocin receptor. Regul Pep 110 (2003) 231-239
12. Deviche P., Garcia-Ojeda E., Plumari L., and Panzica G.C. Vasotocinergic innervation in a male passerine bird (Junco hyemylis): effect of photoperiodic condition. Soc Neurosci Abs 22 (1996) 611.11
13. Dubey L. Photoperiodic and endocrine control of reproduction in Japanese quail (Coturnix coturnix japonica) with special reference to thyroid. Ph.D. Thesis. Banaras Hindu University, Department of Zoology, Varanasi, India. 1989.
14. Follet B.K., and Pearce-Kelly A. Photoperiodic control of the termination of reproduction in the Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica. Proc R Soc Lond B Biol Sci 242 (1990) 225-230
15. Halldin K., Axelsson J., Holmgren C., and Brunstrom B. Localization of estrogen receptor-alpha and -betamRNA in brain areas controlling sexual behavior in Japanese quail. J Neurobiol 66 2 (2006) 148-154
16. Hermes M.L., Bujis R.M., Masson-Pevet M., and Pevet P. Seasonal changes in vasopressin in the brain of garden dormouse Eliomys querinus. J Comp Neurol 293 (1990) 340-346
17. Jokura Y., and Urano A. An immunohistochemical study of seasonal changes in luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone and vasotocin in the fore brain and the neurohypophysis of the toad Bufo japonicus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 59 (1985) 238-245
18. Jurkevich A., and Grossmann R. Vasotocin and reproductive functions of the domestic chicken. Domest Anim Endocrinol 25 (2003) 93-99
19. Kellam J.S., Wingfield J.C., and Lucas J.R. Nonbreeding season pairing behavior and the annual cycle of testosterone in male and female downy woodpeckers Picoides pubescens. Horm Behav 46 (2004) 703-714
20. Mikami S., and Yamada S. Immunohistochemistry of the hypothalamic neuropeptides and anterior pituitary cells in the Japanese quail. J Exp Zool 232 (1984) 405-417
21. Moore F.L., Richardson C., and Lowry C.A. Sexual dimorphism in numbers of vasotocin-immunoreactive neurons in brain areas associated with reproductive behaviors in the roughskin Newt. Gen Comp Endocrinol 117 (2000) 281-298
22. Nicholls T.J., Goldsmith A.R., and Dawson A. Photorefractoriness in birds and comparison with mammals. Physiol Rev 68 (1988) 133-176
23. Ota Y., Ando H., Ueda H., and Urano A. Differences in seasonal expression of neurohypophysial hormone genes in ordinary and precocious male masu salmon. Gen Comp Endocrinol 116 (1999) 40-48
24. Panzica G.C., Balthazart J., Pessatti M., and Viglietti-Panzica C. The parvocellular vasotocin system of Japanese quail: a developmental and adult model for the study of influences of gonadal hormones on sexually differentiated and behaviorally relevant neutral circuits. Environ Health Perspect 110 3 (2002) 423-428
25. Panzica G.C., Garcia Ojeda E., Viglietti-Panzica C., Thompson N.E., and Ottinger M.A. Testosterone effects on vasotocinergic innervation of sexually dimorphic medial preoptic nucleus and lateral septum during aging in male quail. Brain Res 712 (1996) 190-198
26. Plumari L., Platerote S., Deviche P., and Panzica G.C. Region-specific testosterone modulation of the vasotocin-immunoreactive system in male dark-eyed junco Junco hymenalis. Brain Res 999 (2004) 1-8
27. Romero L.M. Seasonal changes in hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis sensitivity in free living house sparrows Passer domesticus. Gen Comp Endocrinol 149 (2006) 66-71
28. Romero L.M. Seasonal changes in plasma glucocorticoid concentrations in free-living vertebrates. Gen Comp Endocrinol 128 (2002) 1-24
29. Romero L.M., Soma K.K., and Wingfield J.C. Hypothalamic-pit-adrenal axis changes allow seasonal modulation of corticosterone in bird. Am J Physiol 274 (1998) 1338-1344
30. Seth R., Köhler A., Grossmann R., and Chaturvedi C.M. Expression of hypothalamic arginine vasotocin gene in response to water deprivation and sex steroid administration in female Japanese quail. J Exp Biol 207 (2004) 3025-3033
31. Singh S., and Chaturvedi C.M. Effect of long and short photoperiod on vasotocin neurons of paraventricular nuclei and adrenal of water deprived Japanese quail. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 43 2 (2006) 202-210
32. Soma K.K., Tramontin A.D., Featherstone J., and Brenowitz E.A. Estrogen contributes to seasonal plasticity of the adult avian song control system. J Neurobiol 58 3 (2004) 413-422
33. Sudhakumari C.C., and Haldar C. Effects of photoperiod, alterations on adrenocortical function, and pineal and gonadal activity in nocturnal bird, (Athene brama) and diurnal bird, (Perdicula asiatica). Zoolog Sci 18 (2001) 71-79
34. Sudhakumari C.C., Haldar C., and Senthilkumaran B. Seasonal changes in adrenal and gonadal activity in the quail, Perdicula asiatica: involvement of the pineal gland. Comp Biochem Physiol 28 4 (2000) 793-804
35. Viglietti-Panzica C., Montoncello B., Mura E., Pessatti M., and Panzica G. Organizational effects of diethylstilbestrol on brain vasotocin and sexual behavior in male quail. Brain Res Bull 65 3 (2005) 225-233
36. Voorhuis T.A.M., De Kloet E.R., De Wied E.R., and Dewied D. Ontogenetic and seasonal changes in immunoreactive vasotocin in the canary brain. Res Dev Brain Res 61 (1991) 23-31
37. Wada M. Circadian rhythms of testosterone-dependent behaviors, crowding and locomotor activity, in male Japanese quail. J Comp Physiol A Sens Neural Behav Physiol 158 (1986) 17-25
38. Wingfield J.C., Jacobs J.D., Tramontin A.D., Perfito N., Meddle S., Maney D.L., et al. Towards and ecological basis of hormone-behavior interactions in reproduction in birds. In: Wallen K., and Schneider J.E. (Eds). Reproduction in context (2000), MIT Press, Cambridge, MA 86-128
39. Wingfield J.C., O'Reilly K.M., and Astheimer L.B. Modulation of the adrenocortical response to acute stress in Arctic birds: a possible ecological basis. Am Zool 35 (1995) 285-294
40. Zysling D.A., Greives T.J., Breuner C.W., Casto J.M., Demas G.E., and Ketterson E.D. Behavioral and physiological responses to experimentally elevated testosterone in female dark-eyed juncos Junco hyemalis carolinensis. Horm Behav 50 2 (2006) 200-207