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Ishwar S. Parhar

Ishwar S. Parhar

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Neuroscience

D-Index
51
Citations
8218
World Ranking
5588
National Ranking
176

Overview

Ishwar S. Parhar is affiliated with the University of Toyama in Japan and is active in research fields intersecting biochemistry, genetics, molecular biology, medicine, and neuroscience. Their work spans a range of disciplines with a particular focus on molecular biology, reproductive medicine, genetics, cellular and molecular neuroscience, and physiology.

The scientist's research explores several primary topics, including:

  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Genetic and clinical aspects of sex determination and chromosomal abnormalities
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Zebrafish biomedical research applications
  • Stress responses and cortisol
  • Regulation of appetite and obesity

They have contributed to numerous scholarly publications, frequently publishing in the following venues:

  • International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • Scientific Reports
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology
  • Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology
  • Cell and Tissue Research

Among their recent published papers are:

  • FoxO1 signaling as a therapeutic target for type 2 diabetes and obesity, 2020, European Journal of Pharmacology
  • Sex Determination and Differentiation in Teleost: Roles of Genetics, Environment, and Brain, 2021, Biology
  • CREB nuclear transcription activity as a targeting factor in the treatment of diabetes and diabetes complications, 2021, Biochemical Pharmacology
  • MicroRNAs Regulate Cell Cycle and Cell Death Pathways in Glioblastoma, 2021, International Journal of Molecular Sciences
  • The Hippocampal Vulnerability to Herpes Simplex Virus Type I Infection: Relevance to Alzheimer's Disease and Memory Impairment, 2021, Frontiers in Cellular Neuroscience

Collaborative research is a significant aspect of their career, with frequent co-authors including:

  • Satoshi Ogawa
  • Tomoko Soga
  • Eng Hwa Wong
  • Khaled Benchoula
  • Chuin Hau Teo

Best Publications

  • Laser-Captured Single Digoxigenin-Labeled Neurons of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Types Reveal a Novel G Protein-Coupled Receptor (Gpr54) during Maturation in Cichlid Fish

    Ishwar S. Parhar;Satoshi Ogawa;Yasuo Sakuma

  • Cloning and Expression of kiss2 in the Zebrafish and Medaka

    Takashi Kitahashi;Satoshi Ogawa;Ishwar S. Parhar

  • Organization of Two Independent Kisspeptin Systems Derived from Evolutionary-Ancient Kiss Genes in the Brain of Zebrafish

    Arianna Servili;Yann Le Page;Jérôme Leprince;Alain Caraty

  • GnRH neurons : gene to behavior

    Ishwar S. Parhar;康夫 佐久間

  • Evidence that gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) functions as a prolactin-releasing factor in a teleost fish (Oreochromis mossambicus) and primary structures for three native GnRH molecules

    G. M. Weber;J. F. F. Powell;M. Park;W. H. Fischer

  • Effects of intrahypothalamic administration of antisense DNA for progesterone receptor mRNA on reproductive behavior and progesterone receptor immunoreactivity in female rat

    S Ogawa;UE Olazabal;IS Parhar;DW Pfaff

  • The kiss/kissr Systems Are Dispensable for Zebrafish Reproduction: Evidence From Gene Knockout Studies

    Haipei Tang;Yun Liu;Daji Luo;Satoshi Ogawa

  • Metformin in colorectal cancer: molecular mechanism, preclinical and clinical aspects

    Muhamad Noor Alfarizal Kamarudin;Md. Moklesur Rahman Sarker;Jin-Rong Zhou;Ishwar Parhar

  • Generation of polyclonal antiserum against the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R): evidence that the GHS-R exists in the hypothalamus, pituitary and stomach of rats.

    Yujin Shuto;Tamotsu Shibasaki;Ken Wada;Ishwar Parhar

  • Role of serotonin in fish reproduction

    Parvathy Prasad;Satoshi Ogawa;Ishwar S. Parhar

  • Ghrelin gene in cichlid fish is modulated by sex and development

    Ishwar S Parhar;Hideki Sato;Yasuo Sakuma

  • Habenular kisspeptin modulates fear in the zebrafish

    Satoshi Ogawa;Fatima Megala Nathan;Ishwar S Parhar

  • EMBRYONIC DEVELOPMENT OF GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE NEURONS IN THE SOCKEYE SALMON

    Ishwar S. Parhar;Munehico Iwata;Donald W. Pfaff;Marlene Schwanzel‐Fukuda

  • Expression of the second isoform of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH-II) in human endometrium throughout the menstrual cycle

    Kang Woo Cheon;Hyoung-Song Lee;Ishwar S. Parhar;Inn Soo Kang

  • Thyroid hormone and estrogen regulate brain region-specific messenger ribonucleic acids encoding three gonadotropin-releasing hormone genes in sexually immature male fish, Oreochromis niloticus.

    Ishwar S. Parhar;Tomoko Soga;Yasuo Sakuma

  • RFamide peptides as mediators in environmental control of GnRH neurons.

    Ishwar Parhar;Satoshi Ogawa;Takashi Kitahashi

  • LPXRFa, the piscine ortholog of GnIH, and LPXRF receptor positively regulate gonadotropin secretion in Tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus).

    Jakob Biran;Matan Golan;Naama Mizrahi;Satoshi Ogawa

  • Sex differences in the brain of goldfish: gonadotropin-releasing hormone and vasotocinergic neurons

    Ishwar Parhar;H Tosaki;Y Sakuma;M Kobayashi

  • A Journey through the Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone System of Fish.

    José A. Muñoz-Cueto;José A. Paullada-Salmerón;María Aliaga-Guerrero;Mairi E. Cowan

  • Central pathways integrating metabolism and reproduction in teleosts.

    Shahjahan;Takashi Kitahashi;Ishwar S Parhar

  • Gonadotropin-releasing hormone gene expression in teleosts

    Ishwar S Parhar;Donald W Pfaff;Marlene Schwanzel-Fukuda

  • Immunoneutralization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone type-III suppresses male reproductive behavior of cichlids

    Satoshi Ogawa;Go Akiyama;Shu Mei Kato;Tomoko Soga

Frequent Co-Authors

Yasuo Sakuma
Yasuo Sakuma Nippon Medical School
Donald W. Pfaff
Donald W. Pfaff Rockefeller University
Yoshitaka Oka
Yoshitaka Oka University of Tokyo
Olivier Kah
Olivier Kah University of Rennes
Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran
Balasubramanian Senthilkumaran University of Hyderabad
Frank van Bel
Frank van Bel Utrecht University

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