Kazuyoshi Ukena

Best Publications

• A novel avian hypothalamic peptide inhibiting gonadotropin release.

  Kazuyoshi Tsutsui;Etsuko Saigoh;Kazuyoshi Ukena;Hitoshi Teranishi

  960
  Citations

• Identification and characterization of a gonadotropin-inhibitory system in the brains of mammals

  Lance J. Kriegsfeld;Dan Feng Mei;George E. Bentley;Takayoshi Ubuka

  636
  Citations

• Gonadotropin‐Inhibitory Peptide in Song Sparrows (Melospiza melodia) in Different Reproductive Conditions, and in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus) Relative to Chicken‐Gonadotropin‐Releasing Hormone

  G. E. Bentley;N. Perfito;K. Ukena;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  386
  Citations

• Melatonin induces the expression of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in the avian brain

  Takayoshi Ubuka;George E. Bentley;Kazuyoshi Ukena;John C. Wingfield

  371
  Citations

• Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone Inhibits Gonadal Development and Maintenance by Decreasing Gonadotropin Synthesis and Release in Male Quail

  Takayoshi Ubuka;Kazuyoshi Ukena;Peter J. Sharp;George E. Bentley

  332
  Citations

• Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in Gambel's white-crowned sparrow (Zonotrichia leucophrys gambelii): cDNA identification, transcript localization and functional effects in laboratory and field experiments.

  T. Osugi;K. Ukena;G. E. Bentley;S. O'Brien

  318
  Citations

• Identification, Expression, and Physiological Functions of Siberian Hamster Gonadotropin-Inhibitory Hormone

  Takayoshi Ubuka;Kazuhiko Inoue;Yujiro Fukuda;Takanobu Mizuno

  303
  Citations

• Novel brain function: biosynthesis and actions of neurosteroids in neurons.

  Kazuyoshi Tsutsui;Kazuyoshi Ukena;Mariko Usui;Hirotaka Sakamoto

  282
  Citations

• A novel G protein-coupled receptor for gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in the Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica): identification, expression and binding activity.

  H. Yin;K. Ukena;T. Ubuka;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  247
  Citations

• Distribution of a novel avian gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in the quail brain

  Kazuyoshi Ukena;Takayoshi Ubuka;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  235
  Citations

• Isolation and characterization of a GnRH-like peptide from Octopus vulgaris.

  Eiko Iwakoshi;Kyoko Takuwa-Kuroda;Yuko Fujisawa;Miki Hisada

  226
  Citations

• Gonadotrophin Inhibitory Hormone Depresses Gonadotrophin α and Follicle‐Stimulating Hormone β Subunit Expression in the Pituitary of the Domestic Chicken

  Nick A. Ciccone;I. C. Dunn;T. Boswell;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  225
  Citations

• Characterization of a cDNA encoding a novel avian hypothalamic neuropeptide exerting an inhibitory effect on gonadotropin release.

  Honoo Satake;Miki Hisada;Tsuyoshi Kawada;Hiroyuki Minakata

  220
  Citations

• Effects of Progesterone Synthesized De Novo in the Developing Purkinje Cell on Its Dendritic Growth and Synaptogenesis

  Hirotaka Sakamoto;Kazuyoshi Ukena;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  217
  Citations

• A novel rat hypothalamic RFamide-related peptide identified by immunoaffinity chromatography and mass spectrometry

  Kazuyoshi Ukena;Eiko Iwakoshi;Hiroyuki Minakata;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  210
  Citations

• Cytochrome P450 Side-Chain Cleavage Enzyme in the Cerebellar Purkinje Neuron and Its Neonatal Change in Rats

  Kazuyoshi Ukena;Mariko Usui;Chie Kohchi;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  202
  Citations

• Novel fish hypothalamic neuropeptide.

  Kaori Sawada;Kazuyoshi Ukena;Honoo Satake;Eiko Iwakoshi

  199
  Citations

• A Novel Amphibian Hypothalamic Neuropeptide: Isolation, Localization, and Biological Activity

  Aya Koda;Kazuyoshi Ukena;Hitoshi Teranishi;Shinji Ohta

  194
  Citations

• Dendritic growth and spine formation in response to estrogen in the developing Purkinje cell.

  Hirotaka Sakamoto;Yukio Mezaki;Hanako Shikimi;Kazuyoshi Ukena

  191
  Citations

• Expression and activity of 3β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase/Δ5-Δ4- isomerase in the rat Purkinje neuron during neonatal life

  Kazuyoshi Ukena;Chie Kohchi;Kazuyoshi Tsutsui

  182
  Citations