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GENERAL AND COMPARATIVE ENDOCRINOLOGY
卷 153, 期 1-3, 页码 378-384出版社
ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.01.043
关键词
photoperiodism; photorefractoriness; non-photoperiodic cues; GnRH; prolactin; GnIH; bird
资金
- Natural Environment Research Council [CEH010021] Funding Source: researchfish
Avian breeding seasons vary in length and in the degree of asymmetry with respect to the annual cycle in photoperiod to suit species-specific food resources. Asymmetry is the result of photorefractoriness. The degree of photorefractoriness, absolute or relative, is related to the length and asymmetry of the breeding season. Absolute photorefractoriness is associated with a marked decrease in hypothalamic cGnRH-I. However, during the initiation of absolute photo refractoriness there is a transient period during which the gonads regress in advance of the decrease in cGnRH-I, and this stage may be analogous to relative photorefractoriness. Photoinduced prolactin secretion has an inhibitory modulatory role during the initiation of absolute photorefractoriness, but is unlikely to be the only factor involved, while a possible role for avian gonadotrophin inhibitory hormone is not established. The first stage in the termination of photo refractoriness is the resumption of cGnRH-I synthesis. The major environmental cue driving gonadal maturation, and the transitions between the photosensitive state and photorefractoriness is the annual cycle in photoperiod. A range of non-photoperiodic cues may also play a role: social cues, climatic factors (temperature, rainfall, etc.), food availability and nutritional state. There is considerable evidence that these cues can influence gonadal maturation and the timing of egg-laying. There is some evidence that non-photoperiodic cues (certainly temperature and possibly social Cues and food availability) can affect the timing of the onset of photorefractoriness, but no evidence that they can influence the time of the end of photorefractoriness. (c) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
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