Chandra Mohini Chaturvedi

TL;DR: The results suggest that shell gland contractility in response to AVT may be regulated during the reproductive cycle of the Japanese quail and that, in part, this regulation is estrogen-dependent.

TL;DR: Results indicate that osmotic stress up-regulates expression of the AVT gene and increases the accumulation of AVT mRNA in the hypothalamus, which may, in part, be due to lengthening of theAVT mRNA poly(A) tail which is a general mechanism associated with stabilization of vertebrate mRNAs.

TL;DR: It is concluded that water deprivation down regulates the mRNA expression of AVT receptor VT2 as well as POMC but stimulates adrenal function and it is suggested that in addition to the release of magnocellular AVT into the neurohypophysis to act as antidiuretic hormone following water deprivation, AVT may also modulate HPA axis to cope with the osmotic stress.

TL;DR: The data obtained on their immunological characterizations and their presence in important parasite organs give strong indication that they are critical for the survival of filarial parasite and thus can be good vaccine candidates and/or diagnostic markers for human lymphatic filariasis.

TL;DR: It is concluded that photoperiod induced testicular stimulation in photosensitive/scotorefractory quail may be due to apoptotic inhibition and testicular regression in scotosensitive/photorefracted quail is guided by apoptosis, an effect invariably regulated by local action of GnRH and GnIH.