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  • 2017 - Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)

Overview

Michael N. Lehman is affiliated with Kent State University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on reproductive medicine and molecular biology within the broader fields of medicine and biochemistry, genetics, and molecular biology. Their expertise is reflected in numerous publications addressing the neuroendocrine regulation of reproductive hormones and ovarian function.

The scientist's work extensively covers topics such as:

  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Plant reproductive biology
  • Neuroendocrine regulation and behavior
  • Regulation of appetite and obesity
  • Neuropeptides and animal physiology
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects

Notable recent papers include:

  • Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin-releasing hormone: Pulsatile and surge modes of secretion, 2022, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Prenatal Androgen Exposure Alters KNDy Neurons and Their Afferent Network in a Model of Polycystic Ovarian Syndrome, 2021, Endocrinology
  • In vivo imaging of the GnRH pulse generator reveals a temporal order of neuronal activation and synchronization during each pulse, 2022, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • KNDy Neurons of the Hypothalamus and Their Role in GnRH Pulse Generation: an Update, 2023, Endocrinology
  • Evidence that synaptic plasticity of glutamatergic inputs onto KNDy neurones during the ovine follicular phase is dependent on increasing levels of oestradiol, 2021, Journal of Neuroendocrinology

The main publication venues where this scientist frequently contributes include:

  • Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Endocrinology
  • Peptides
  • Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
  • Frontiers in Endocrinology

Michael N. Lehman collaborates regularly with several researchers, including:

  • Lique M. Coolen
  • Robert L. Goodman
  • Stanley M. Hileman
  • Aleisha M. Moore
  • Elizabeth C. Bowdridge

Their contributions and standing in the scientific community are further indicated by awards such as being named a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) in 2017.

Best Publications

  • A diffusible coupling signal from the transplanted suprachiasmatic nucleus controlling circadian locomotor rhythms

    Rae Silver;Joseph LeSauter;Patrick A. Tresco;Michael N. Lehman

  • Minireview: kisspeptin/neurokinin B/dynorphin (KNDy) cells of the arcuate nucleus: a central node in the control of gonadotropin-releasing hormone secretion.

    Michael N. Lehman;Lique M. Coolen;Robert L. Goodman

  • Kisspeptin neurons in the arcuate nucleus of the ewe express both dynorphin A and neurokinin B.

    Robert L Goodman;Michael N Lehman;Jeremy Troy Smith;Lique M Coolen

  • Circadian rhythmicity restored by neural transplant. Immunocytochemical characterization of the graft and its integration with the host brain

    MN Lehman;R Silver;WR Gladstone;RM Kahn

  • The suprachiasmatic nucleus and the circadian time-keeping system revisited

    Lisette E van Esseveldt;Michael N Lehman;Gerard J Boer

  • Variation in Kisspeptin and RFamide-Related Peptide (RFRP) Expression and Terminal Connections to Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone Neurons in the Brain: A Novel Medium for Seasonal Breeding in the Sheep

    Jeremy T. Smith;Lique M. Coolen;Lance J. Kriegsfeld;Ika P. Sari

  • 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

  • Effects of suprachiasmatic transplants on circadian rhythms of neuroendocrine function in golden hamsters.

    Elizabeth L. Meyer-Bernstein;Amy E. Jetton;Shin-ichiro Matsumoto;Jeffrey F. Markuns

  • The Kisspeptin/Neurokinin B/Dynorphin (KNDy) Cell Population of the Arcuate Nucleus: Sex Differences and Effects of Prenatal Testosterone in Sheep

    Guanliang Cheng;Lique M. Coolen;Vasantha Padmanabhan;Robert L. Goodman

  • Medial Nucleus of the Amygdala Mediates Chemosensory Control of Male Hamster Sexual Behavior

    MN Lehman;SS Winans;JB Powers

  • 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

  • Evidence that dynorphin plays a major role in mediating progesterone negative feedback on gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons in sheep.

    Robert L. Goodman;Lique M. Coolen;Greg M. Anderson;Steven L. Hardy

  • Vomeronasal and olfactory pathways to the amygdala controlling male hamster sexual behavior: Autoradiographic and behavioral analyses

    Michael N. Lehman;Sarah Schilling Winans

  • Coexpression of opsin- and VIP-like-immunoreactivity in CSF-contacting neurons of the avian brain

    Rae Silver;P. Witkovsky;P. Horvath;V. Alones

  • Neurokinin 3 Receptor Immunoreactivity in the Septal Region, Preoptic Area and Hypothalamus of the Female Sheep: Colocalisation in Neurokinin B Cells of the Arcuate Nucleus but not in Gonadotrophin‐Releasing Hormone Neurones

    M. Amstalden;L. M. Coolen;L. M. Coolen;A. M. Hemmerle;Heather J. Billings;Heather J. Billings

  • Human Olfactory Biopsy: The Influence of Age and Receptor Distribution

    Seog I. Paik;Michael N. Lehman;Allen M. Seiden;Heather J. Duncan

  • Kisspeptin, neurokinin B, and dynorphin act in the arcuate nucleus to control activity of the GnRH pulse generator in ewes.

    Robert L. Goodman;Stanley M. Hileman;Casey C Nestor;Katrina L. Porter

  • Suprachiasmatic Regulation of Circadian Rhythms of Gene Expression in Hamster Peripheral Organs: Effects of Transplanting the Pacemaker

    Hongnian Guo;Judy McKinley Brewer;Michael N Lehman;Eric L Bittman

  • Altered hematopoiesis, behavior, and sexual function in μ opioid receptor-deficient mice

    Mingting Tian;Hal E. Broxmeyer;Yi Fan;Zhennan Lai

  • Estrogen receptors in dendrites and axon terminals in the guinea pig hypothalamus.

    J D Blaustein;M N Lehman;J C Turcotte;G Greene

Frequent Co-Authors

Lique M. Coolen
Lique M. Coolen Kent State University
Robert L. Goodman
Robert L. Goodman West Virginia University
Rae Silver
Rae Silver Columbia University
Fred J. Karsch
Fred J. Karsch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Eric L. Bittman
Eric L. Bittman University of Massachusetts Amherst
Vasantha Padmanabhan
Vasantha Padmanabhan University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Joseph LeSauter
Joseph LeSauter Barnard College
Robert P. Millar
Robert P. Millar University of Pretoria
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Timothy D. Wilson
Timothy D. Wilson University of Virginia

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