The articles in this special issue highlight the diversity and complexity of research into reproductive health, including the need for a better understanding of the fundamental biology of reproduction and for new treatments for a range of reproductive disorders.
Rituja S Bisen, Fathima Mukthar Iqbal ... Jan M Ache
An in vivo electrophysiology approach identifies an incretin-like effect in Drosophila insulin-producing cells, highlighting key circuit dynamics which govern glucose homeostasis via conserved mechanisms.
Hendrik Heinbockel, Gregor Leicht ... Lars Schwabe
Impairing effects of post-retrieval noradrenergic but not glucocorticoid activation on future recall are linked to hippocampal reactivation and category-level reinstatement in ventral temporal cortex during memory retrieval.
Progesterone mediates nongenomic signaling in Xenopus oocyte meiosis by activating a PLA2 activity that requires two membrane receptors ABDH2 and mPRß.
Common mouse models of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) have variable ability to recapitulate the increased GnRH pulse generator frequency thought to exist in women with PCOS.