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Overview

Fred J. Karsch is affiliated with the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor in the United States. Their research integrates areas within neuroscience, medicine, and immunology and microbiology, reflecting an interdisciplinary approach to understanding biological systems.

The scientist's primary research fields include:

  • Neuroscience
  • Medicine
  • Immunology and Microbiology

Subfields within these disciplines that Fred J. Karsch has contributed to are:

  • Behavioral Neuroscience
  • Reproductive Medicine
  • Immunology

The topics addressed in their work encompass:

  • Stress Responses and Cortisol
  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Reproductive System and Pregnancy

A notable recent publication from 2022 is titled "Regulation of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuron during stress", which appeared in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology. This article explores mechanisms underlying hormonal regulation linked to stress and reproductive function.

Fred J. Karsch has frequently published in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology, indicating ongoing engagement with neuroendocrine research communities.

Collaborative relationships in their research include co-authorship with:

  • Richard B. McCosh
  • Kevin T. O'Bryne
  • Kellie M. Breen

These collaborations suggest a network focused on neuroscience and reproductive medicine topics, contributing to interdisciplinary studies on hormone regulation and stress responses.

Best Publications

  • Neuroendocrine basis of seasonal reproduction.

    Fred J. Karsch;Eric L. Bittman;Douglas L. Foster;Robert L. Goodman

  • Role of estrogen as initiator of daily LH surges in the ovariectomized rat.

    Sandra J. Legan;G. Allyn Coon;Fred J. Karsch

  • Pulsatile Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone: Differential Suppression by Ovarian Steroids

    Robert L. Goodman;Fred J. Karsch

  • Pattern of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) secretion leading up to ovulation in the ewe: Existence of a preovulatory GnRH surge

    Suzanne M. Moenter;Alain Caraty;Alain Caraty;Alain Locatelli;Alain Locatelli;Fred J. Karsch

  • Pineal Melatonin Secretion Drives the Reproductive Response to Daylength in the Ewe

    Eric L. Bittman;Robert J. Dempsey;Fred J. Karsch

  • A daily signal for the LH surge in the rat.

    Sandra J. Legan;Fred J. Karsch

  • The endocrine control of seasonal reproductive function in the ewe: A marked change in response to the negative feedback action of estradiol on luteinizing hormone secretion

    Sandra J. Legan;Fred J. Karsch;Douglas L. Foster

  • The estradiol-induced surge of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the ewe.

    Suzanne M. Moenter;Alain Caraty;Fred J. Karsch

  • A new concept for control of the estrous cycle of the ewe based on the temporal relationships between luteinizing hormone estradiol and progesterone in peripheral serum and evidence that progesterone inhibits tonic LH secretion.

    Richard L. Hauger;Fred J. Karsch;Douglas L. Foster

  • Positive and negative feedback control by estrogen of luteinizing hormone secretion in the rhesus monkey.

    F.J. Karsch;D.J. Dierschke;R.F. Weick;T. Yamaji

  • Do gonadotropin-releasing hormone, tyrosine hydroxylase-, and beta-endorphin-immunoreactive neurons contain estrogen receptors? A double-label immunocytochemical study in the Suffolk ewe

    Michael N. Lehman;Fred J. Karsch

  • Nightly duration of pineal melatonin secretion determines the reproductive response to inhibitory day length in the ewe.

    Eric L. Bittman;Fred J. Karsch

  • Steroid feedback inhibition of pulsatile secretion of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the ewe.

    Fred J. Karsch;James T. Cummins;Gregory B. Thomas;Iain J. Clarke

  • Immunocytochemical localization of luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone (LHRH) pathways in the sheep brain during anestrus and the mid-luteal phase of the estrous cycle.

    Michael N. Lehman;Jane E. Robinson;Fred J. Karsch;Ann-Judith Silverman

  • Induced LH surges in the rhesus monkey: Strength-duration characteristics of the estrogen stimulus

    F. J. Karsch;R. F. Weick;W. R. Butler;D. J. Dierschke

  • Evidence That the Mediobasal Hypothalamus Is the Primary Site of Action of Estradiol in Inducing the Preovulatory Gonadotropin Releasing Hormone Surge in the Ewe

    A. Caraty;C. Fabre-Nys;B. Delaleu;A. Locatelli

  • Sexual differentiation of pituitary function: Apparent difference between primates and rodents

    F. J. Karsch;D. J. Dierschke;E. Knobil

  • Importance of Estradiol and Progesterone in Regulating LH Secretion and Estrous Behavior During the Sheep Estrous Cycle

    Fred J. Karsch;Sandra J. Legan;Kathleen D. Ryan;Douglas L. Foster

  • Alterations in the control of luteinizing hormone pulse frequency underlie the seasonal variation in estradiol negative feedback in the ewe.

    Robert L. Goodman;Eric L. Bittman;Douglas L. Foster;Fred J. Karsch

  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone requirements for ovulation.

    Fred J. Karsch;Jennifer M. Bowen;Alain Caraty;Neil P. Evans

Frequent Co-Authors

Geoffrey E. Dahl
Geoffrey E. Dahl University of Florida
Vasantha Padmanabhan
Vasantha Padmanabhan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Michael N. Lehman
Michael N. Lehman Kent State University
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Eric L. Bittman
Eric L. Bittman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Morton B. Brown
Morton B. Brown University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
David T. Mauger
David T. Mauger Pennsylvania State University
Terry M. Nett
Terry M. Nett Colorado State University
James F. Roche
James F. Roche University College Dublin
Paul H. Hemsworth
Paul H. Hemsworth University of Melbourne

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