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Overview

Robert L. Goodman is affiliated with West Virginia University in the United States. Their research primarily focuses on the hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones, with extensive work on ovarian function and disorders, reproductive medicine, and molecular biology.

The main fields of study for Goodman include Medicine and Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology. Within these fields, subfields of research include Reproductive Medicine, Molecular Biology, Endocrine and Autonomic Systems, Genetics, and Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience.

Goodman has contributed to several scientific venues, publishing notably in the Journal of Neuroendocrinology, where four of their papers have appeared. They have also published in Endocrinology (two papers), Biology of Reproduction (two papers), Peptides, and Domestic Animal Endocrinology.

Recent papers authored or co-authored by Goodman demonstrate a focus on neuroendocrine regulation and reproductive hormone dynamics. Key publications include:

  • Neuroendocrine control of gonadotropin-releasing hormone: Pulsatile and surge modes of secretion, 2022, Journal of Neuroendocrinology
  • Lesions of KNDy and Kiss1R Neurons in the Arcuate Nucleus Produce Different Effects on LH Pulse Patterns in Female Sheep, 2023, Endocrinology

Other related papers from the broader research group or co-authors in the field include studies on KNDy neurons as the GnRH pulse generator and the role of synaptic plasticity of glutamatergic inputs related to ovarian hormone regulation.

Frequent co-authors collaborating with Goodman include:

  • Michael N. Lehman
  • Stanley M. Hileman
  • Lique M. Coolen
  • Elizabeth C. Bowdridge
  • Max J Griesgraber

The main topics addressed in their research encompass:

  • Hypothalamic control of reproductive hormones
  • Ovarian function and disorders
  • Plant Reproductive Biology
  • Regulation of Appetite and Obesity
  • Neuropeptides and Animal Physiology
  • Estrogen and related hormone effects
  • Growth Hormone and Insulin-like Growth Factors

Goodman's work demonstrates a significant presence in the study of neuroendocrine mechanisms underlying reproductive function, particularly through investigation of neuronal populations such as KNDy neurons and their roles in hormone regulation.

Best Publications

  • Knobil and Neill's Physiology of reproduction

    T. M. Plant;Anthony J Zeleznik;David F. Albertini;Robert L. Goodman

  • Neuroendocrine basis of seasonal reproduction.

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

  • 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

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

    Robert L. Goodman;Fred J. Karsch

  • Breast recurrence following conservative surgery and radiation: patterns of failure, prognosis, and pathologic findings from mastectomy specimens with implications for treatment.

    Barbara Fowble;Lawrence J. Solin;Delray J. Schultz;James Rubenstein

  • A Quantitative Analysis of the Physiological Role of Estradiol and Progesterone in the Control of Tonic and Surge Secretion of Luteinizing Hormone in the Rat

    R. L. Goodman

  • 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

  • Ten year results of conservative surgery and irradiation for stage I and II breast cancer

    Barbara L. Fowble;Lawrence J. Solin;Delray J. Schultz;Robert L. Goodman

  • 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

  • The significance of mediastinal involvement in early stage Hodgkin's disease.

    Peter Mauch;Robert Goodman;Samuel Hellman

  • 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

  • Frequency, sites of relapse, and outcome of regional node failures following conservative surgery and radiation for early breast cancer.

    Barbara Fowble;Lawrence J. Solin;Delray J. Schultz;Robert L. Goodman

  • The Site of the Positive Feedback Action of Estradiol in the Rat

    R. L. Goodman

  • 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

  • The results of radiation therapy for isolated local regional recurrence after mastectomy.

    Frederick Schwaibold;Barbara L. Fowble;Lawrence J. Solin;Delray J. Schultz

  • A randomized comparison of misonidazole sensitized radiotherapy plus BCNU and radiotherapy plus BCNU for treatment of malignant glioma after surgery: final report of an RTOG study.

    Diana F. Nelson;Marie Diener-West;Alan S. Weinstein;David Schoenfeld

  • 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

  • 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

  • Anatomy of the kisspeptin neural network in mammals.

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

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael N. Lehman
Michael N. Lehman Kent State University
Lique M. Coolen
Lique M. Coolen Kent State University
Fred J. Karsch
Fred J. Karsch University of Michigan–Ann Arbor
Robert P. Millar
Robert P. Millar University of Pretoria
Iain J. Clarke
Iain J. Clarke University of Melbourne
Martin J. Kelly
Martin J. Kelly Oregon Health & Science University
Bruce S. McEwen
Bruce S. McEwen Rockefeller University
Robert A. Steiner
Robert A. Steiner University of Washington
Ernst Knobil
Ernst Knobil The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Eric L. Bittman
Eric L. Bittman University of Massachusetts Amherst

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