Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology

List of Contributors, vii

Series Preface, xiii

Preface, xv

Acknowledgments, xix

About the Companion Website, xxi

1 Neuroendocrine Regulation in the Genetic Model C. elegans, 1
Charline Borghgraef, Pieter Van de Walle, Sven Van Bael, Liliane Schoofs,Wouter De Haes, and Isabel Beets

2 Neuroendocrine Control of Reproduction in Aplysia by the Bag Cell Neurons, 29
Raymond M. Sturgeon, Alamjeet K. Chauhan, and Neil S. Magoski

3 Neurohormonal Regulation of Metamorphosis in Decapod Crustaceans, 59
Scott F. Cummins and Tomer Ventura

4 Drosophila as a Model for Neuroendocrine Control of Renal Homeostasis, 81
Julian A.T. Dow, Kenneth A. Halberg, Selim Terhzaz, and Shireen A. Davies

5 Development and Function of the Zebrafish Neuroendocrine System, 101
Jakob Biran, Janna Blechman, Einav Wircer, and Gil Levkowitz

6 The Organization and Activation of Sexual Behavior in Quail, 133
Charlotte A. Cornil

7 Hamsters as Model Species for Neuroendocrine Studies, 161
Jo E. Lewis and Francis J. P. Ebling

8 The Socially Monogamous Prairie Vole: a Rodent Model for Behavioral Neuroendocrine Research, 181
Meghan Donovan, Yan Liu, and Zuoxin Wang

9 Brain Dead: The Dynamic Neuroendocrinological Adaptations during Hypometabolism in Mammalian Hibernators, 207
Samantha M. Logan, Alex J. Watts, and Kenneth B. Storey

10 Genetically Altered Mice as an Approach for the Investigation of Obesity and Metabolic Disease, 233
Rebecca Dumbell and Roger D. Cox

11 HAB/LAB Mice and Rats: Approaching the Genetics and Epigenetics of Trait Anxiety, 257
Ludwig Czibere, Rebekka P. Diepold, Alexey E. Umriukhin, Rainer Landgraf, and Sergey V. Sotnikov

12 The Brattleboro Rat: The First and Still Up-to-Date Mutant Rodent Model for Neuroendocrine Research, 279
Dora Zelena and Mario Engelmann

13 The Marmoset as a Model for Primate Parental Behavior, 297
Atsuko Saito

14 Domestication: Neuroendocrine Mechanisms of Canidae-human Bonds, 313
Yury E. Herbeck, Rimma G. Gulevich, Marina Eliava, Darya V. Shepeleva,Lyudmila N. Trut, and Valery Grinevich

15 Sheep as a Model for Control of Appetite and Energy Expenditure, 335
Belinda A. Henry and Iain J. Clarke

16 The Horse: An Unexpected Animal Model for (Unexpected) Neuroendocrinology, 361
Anne Duittoz, Juliette Cognie, Caroline Decourt, Flavie Derouin, Aureline Forestier, Francois Lecompte, Abderrahim Bouakkaz, and Fabrice Reigner

17 Humans - The Ultimate Model for the Study of Neuroendocrine Systems, 383
Lisa Yang, Chioma Izzi-Engbeaya, and Waljit S. Dhillo

Glossary, 407

Index, 421

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<p>Guide to Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology; Text on Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology; Resource to Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology; Understanding Model Animals in Neuroendocrinology<b>; </b>Neuroendocrine regulation in the genetic model C. elegans; Neuroendocrine control of reproduction in Aplysia by the bag cell neurons; Neurohormonal regulation of metamorphosis in decapod crustaceans; Drosophila as a model for neuroendocrine control of renal homeostasis; Development and function of the zebrafish neuroendocrine system; The organization and activation of sexual behavior in quail; Hamsters as model species for neuroendocrine studies; The socially monogamous prairie vole; a rodent model for behavioral neuroendocrine research; The dynamic neuroendocrinological adaptations during hypometabolism in mammalian hibernators</p>