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Animal Reproductive Science Lab
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A lab that explores the mechanisms of mammalian reproduction through hormones and the brain.
AboutAbout the lab
Exploring animal sex and reproduction with hormones as the key
The Animal Reproductive Science Lab studies how reproduction in mammals is controlled, from the perspective of neuroendocrinology.
Using experimental animals such as rats, mice, and musk shrews, the lab investigates how the brain and the gonads influence each other.
In recent years, the lab has focused on kisspeptin, which regulates gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) from upstream.
The findings are aimed at applications in livestock production and are also used to improve human reproductive medicine.
Key terms
- Kisspeptin
- A neuropeptide encoded by the Kiss1 gene. It is attracting attention as the highest-level regulator of reproduction in mammals.
- Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- Also called GnRH. It promotes the secretion of hormones that stimulate the gonads. Kisspeptin controls its release from upstream.
- Neuroendocrinology
- A field that studies how the body's functions are controlled by combining the actions of the nervous system and the endocrine system (hormones).
ResearchResearch themes
Aiming to clarify the physiological mechanisms that govern mammalian reproduction and how sex is established, the lab studies the neuroendocrine mechanisms that control the reproductive system. To apply findings from basic research to livestock production, it also carries out joint research with agricultural research institutions and others.
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MembersFaculty
The members of the Animal Reproductive Science Lab consist of faculty, doctoral, master's, and undergraduate students.As of 2025
- Associate ProfessorYoshihisa Uenoyama
- Associate ProfessorNaoko Inoe
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The top and research theme images are illustrative and were not taken at the lab. They are cropped from Wikimedia Commons images. Cropped CC BY-SA images are provided under the same CC BY-SA license as the original (version shown on each line).
- Top image: “Laboratory pipettes” J.N. Eskra / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
- Control of Reproduction by Kisspeptin: “Illu endocrine system New” US Government / Public domain (cropped)
- Related lab (Animal Production Science Lab): “Dairy Cattle Feeding on a Farm Saline Township Michigan” Dwight Burdette / CC BY 3.0 (cropped)
- Related lab (Animal Morphology Lab): “Comparative Anatomy” SkeletonsRCool / CC BY-SA 4.0 (cropped)
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