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2010

  • Walpita, C.N., Crawford, A.D., Darras, V.M. (2010). Combined antisense knockdown of type 1 and type 2 iodothyronine deiodinases disrupts embryonic development in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 166(1): 134-141.
  • Derde, S., Vanhorebeek, I., Ververs, E.J., Vanhees, I., Darras, V.M., Van Herck, E., Larsson, L., Van den Berghe, G. (2010). Increasing intravenous glucose load in the presence of normoglycemia: Effect on outcome and metabolism in critically ill rabbits. Crit. Care Med. 38(2): 602-611.
  • Trajkovic-Arsic, M., Visser, T.J., Darras, V.M., Friesema, E.C., Schlott, B., Mittag, J., Bauer, K., Heuer, H. (2010). Consequences of monocarboxylate transporter 8 deficiency for renal transport and metabolism of thyroid hormones in mice. Endocrinology 151(2): 802-809.
  • Eyckmans, M., Tudorache, C., Darras, V.M., Blust, R., De Boeck, G. (2010). Hormonal and ion regulatory response in three freshwater fish species following waterborne copper exposure. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C Toxicol. Pharmacol. 152(3): 270-278.
  • Van Hout, A.J., Eens, M., Darras, V.M., Pinxten, R. (2010). Acute stress induces a rapid increase of testosterone in a songbird: Implications for plasma testosterone sampling. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., in press.
  • Master, A., Wojcicka, A., Piekielko-Witkowska, A., Boguslawska, J., Poplawski, P., Tanski, Z., Darras, V.M., Williams, G.R., Nauman, A. (2010). Untranslated regions of thyroid hormone receptor beta 1 mRNA are impaired in human clear cell renal cell carcinoma. Biochimica et Biophysica Acta - Molecular Basis of Disease, in press.

2009

  • Walpita, C.N., Crawford, A.D., Janssens, E.D.R., Van der Geyten, S., Darras, V.M. (2009). Type 2 iodothyronine deiodinase is essential for thyroid hormone-dependent embryonic development and pigmentation in zebrafish. Endocrinology 150: 530-539.
  • Kester, M.H., Toussaint, M.J., Punt, C.A., Matondo, R., Aarnio, A.M., Darras, V.M., Everts, M.E., de Bruin, A., Visser, T.J. (2009). Large induction of type III deiodinase (D3) expression after partial hepatectomy in the regenerating mouse and rat liver. Endocrinology 150: 540-545.
  • Buyse, J., Janssen, S., Geelissen, S., Swennen, Q., Kaiya, H., Darras, V.M., Dridi S. (2009). Ghrelin modulates fatty acid synthase and related transcription factor mRNA levels in a tissue-specific manner in neonatal broiler chicks. Peptides 30: 1342-1347.
  • Darras, V.M., Van Herck, S.L.J., Geysens, S., Reyns, G.E. (2009). Involvement of thyroid hormones in chicken embryonic brain development. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 163: 58-62.
  • Mebis, L., Paletta, D., Debavye, Y., Ellger, B., Langouche, L., D’Hoore, A., Darras, V.M., Visser, T.J., Van den Berghe, G. (2009). Expression of thyroid hormone transporters during criticall illness. Eur. J. Endocrinol. 161: 243-250.
  • Sharp, P.J., Decuypere, E., Darras, V. (2009). 9th International Symposium on Avian Endocrinology. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 163: 1, Editorial.
  • Grommen, S.V., Geysens, S., Darras, V.M., De Groef, B. (2009). Chicken folliculo-stellate cells express thyrotropin receptor mRNA. Dom. Animal Endocrinol. 37: 236-242.
  • Mebis, L., Debaveye, Y., Ellger, B., Derde, S., Ververs, E.-J., Langouche, L., Darras, V.M., Fliers, E., Visser, T.J., Van den Berghe, G. (2009). Changes in the central component of the hypothalamus-pituitary-thyroid axis in a rabbit model of prolonged critical illness. Critic. Care 13: R147 (doi:10.1186/cc8043).
  • Aerts, G., Arrojo e Drigo, R., Van Herck, S.L.J., Sammels, E., Mirebeau-Prunier, D., Gereben, B., Zeöld, A., Harney, J.W., Huang, S.A., Mulcahey, M.A., Van der Geyten, S., Van den Bergh, G., Arckens, L., Darras, V.M., Zavacki, A.M. (2009). Knock down of the type 3 iodothyronine deiodinase (D3) interacting protein peroxiredoxin 3 decreases D3-mediated deiodination in intact cells. Endocrinology 150:5171-5180.
  • De Groof, G., Verhoye, M., Poirier, C., Leemans, A., Eens, M., Darras, V.M., Van der Linden, A. (2009). Structural changes between seasons in the songbird auditory forebrain. J. Neuroscience 29(43): 13557-13565.

2008

  • Darras V.M. (2008) Endocrine disrupting polyhalogenated organic polluants interfere with thyroid hormone signalling in the developing brain. Cerebellum 2: 1-12
  • Debaveye Y., Ellger B., Mebis L., Darras V.M. & Van den Berghe G. (2008) Regulation of tissue iodothyronine deiodinase activity in a model of prolonged critical illness. Thyroid 18: 551-560
  • Debaveye Y., Ellger B., Mebis L., Visser T.J., Darras V.M. & Van den Berghe G. (2008) Effects of substitution and high dose thyroid hormone therapy on deiodination, sulfoconjugation and tissue thyroid hormone levels in prolonged critically ill rabbits. Endocrinology 149: 4218-4228
  • De Groef B., Grommen S.V.H. & Darras V.M. (2008) The chicken embryo as a model for developmental endocrinology: development of the thyrotropic, corticotropic, and somatotropic axes. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 293: 17-24
  • Grommen S.V.H., Arckens L., Theuwissen T., Darras V.M. & De Groef B. (2008) Thyroid hormone receptor beta2 is strongly up-regulated at all levels of the hypothalamo-pituitary-thyroidal axis during late embryogenesis in chicken. J. Endocrinol. 196: 519-52
  • Grommen S.V.H., Taniuchi S., Darras V.M., Takahashi S., Takeuchi S. & De Groef B. (2008) Identification of unique thyrotropin receptor (TSHR) splice variants in the chicken: the chicken TSHR gene revisited. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 156: 460-463
  • Hyankova L., Novotna B. & Darras V.M. (2008) Divergent selection for shape of growth curve in Japanese quail. 4. Carcass composition and thyroid hormones. Br. Poult. Sci. 49: 96-102

2007

  • De Groef B., Grommen S.V.H. & Darras V.M. (2007) Feedback control of thyrotropin secretion in the chicken: thyroid hormones increase the expression of hypophyseal somatostatin receptor types 2 and 5. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 152:178-182
  • Heuer H., Trajkovic M., Mittag J., Darras V., Bauer K. & Visser T. (2007) Mice deficient in the thyroid hormone transporter MCT8 exhibit tissue-specific abnormalities in thyroid hormone metabolism. Hormone Research 68: 13
  • Kaiya H., Darras V.M. & Kangawa K. (2007) Ghrelin in birds: its structure, distribution and function. J. Poultry Sci. 44: 1-18
  • Okada R., Miller M.F., Yamamoto K., De Groef B., Denver R.J. & Kikuyama S. (2007) Involvement of the corticotropin-releasing factor (CRF) type 2 receptor in CRF-induced thyrotropin release by the amphibian pituitary gland. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 150: 437-444
  • Pavlova D.Z., Pinxten R., Darras V.M. & Eens M. (2007) Effects of nestboxes and males on female song activity in the European starling: an experimental study. Behaviour 144: 1255-1271
  • Pinxten R., de Ridder E., Arckens L., Darras V.M. & Eens M. (2007) Plasma testosterone levels of male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris) during the breeding cycle and in relation to song and paternal care. Behaviour 144: 393-410
  • Trajkovic M., Visser T.J., Mittag J., Horn S., Lukas J., Darras V.M., Raivich G., Bauer K. & Heuer H. (2007) Abnormal thyroid hormone metabolism in mice lacking the monocarboxylate transporter 8. J. Clin. Invest. 117:627-635
  • Van der Geyten S., Verhoelst C., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2007) Ontogenetic development of the iodothyronine deiodinases. J. Pediatr. Endocrinol. Metab. in press
  • Walpita C.N., Grommen S.V.H., Darras V.M. & Van der Geyten S. (2007) The influence of stress on thyroid hormone production and peripheral deiodinatrion in the Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 150: 18-25
  • Walpita C.N., Van der Geyten S., Rurangwa E. & Darras V.M. (2007) The effect of 3,5,3'-triiodothyronine supplementation on zebrafish (Danio rerio) embryonic development and expression of iodothyronine deiodinases and thyroid hormone receptors. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 152: 206-214

2006

  • Beck V., Roelens S.A. & Darras V.M. (2006) Exposure to PCB 77 induces tissue-dependent changes in iodothyronine deiodinase activity patterns in the embryonic chicken. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 148: 327-335
  • Darras V.M., Verhoelst C.H.J., Reyns G.E., Kühn E.R. & Van der Geyten S. (2006) Thyroid hormone deiodination in birds. Thyroid 16: 25-35
  • De Groef B., Van der Geyten S., Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (2006) Role of corticotropin-releasing hormone as a thyrotropin-releasing factor in non-mammalian vertebrates. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 146: 62-68
  • De Groef B., Grommen S.V.H. & Darras V.M. (2006) The increasing plasma thyroxine levels during late embryogenesis and hatching in the chicken are not caused by an increased sensitivity of the thyrotropes to hypothalamic stimulation. J. Endocrinol. 189: 271-278
  • De Groef B., Decallonne B., Van der Geyten S., Darras V.M. & Bouillon R. (2006) Perchlorate versus other environmental sodium/iodine symporter inhibitors: potential thyroid-related health effects. Eur. J. Endocr. 155: 17-25
  • Morvan Dubois G., Sebillot A., Kuiper G.G., Verhoelst C.H., Darras V.M., Visser T.J. & Demeneix B.A. (2006) Deiodinase activity is present in Xenopus laevis during early embryogenesis. Endocrinology 147: 4941-4949
  • Geelissen S.M.E., Swennen Q., Van der Geyten S., Kühn E.R., Kaiya H., Kangawa K., Decuypere E., Buyse J. & Darras V.M. (2006) Peripheral ghrelin reduces food intake and respiratory quotient in the chicken. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 30: 108-116
  • Grommen S.V.H., Taniuchi S., Janssen T., Schoofs L., Takahashi S., Takeuchi S., Darras V.M. & De Groef B. (2006) Molecular cloning, ontogenic thyroidal expression and tissue distribution of the thyrotropin receptor in the chicken. Endocrinology 147: 3943-3951
  • Kuiper G.G., Klootwijk W., Dubois G.M., Destree O., Darras V.M., Van der Geyten S., Demeneix B. & Visser T.J. (2006) Characterization of recombinant Xenopus laevis type I iodothyronine deiodinase: substitution of a proline residue in the catalytic center by serine (Pro132Ser) restores sensitivity to 6-propyl-2-thiouracil. Endocrinology 147: 3519-3529
  • Van As P., Janssens K., Pals K., De Groef B., Onagbesan O.M., Bruggeman V., Darras V.M., Denef C. & Decuypere E. (2006) The chicken pituitary-specific transcription factor Pit-1 is involved in the hypothalamic regulation of pituitary hormones. Acta Veterinaria Hungarica 54: 455-471
  • Zheng J., Nakamura K., Maseki Y., Geelissen S.M., Berghman L.R. & Sakai T. (2006) Independent differentiation of mammotropes and somatotropes in the chicken embryonic pituitary gland. Analysis by cell distribution and attempt to detect somatomammotropes. Histochem. Cell Biol. 125: 429-439

2005

  • Beck V., Roelens S.A., Maervoet J., Schepens P. & Darras V.M. (2005) Interaction of PCBs with thyroid hormone levels and timing of hatching in chicken embryos. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1040, 224-226
  • Coimbra A.M., Reis-Henriques M.A. & Darras V.M. (2005) Circulating thyroid hormone levels and iodothyronine deiodinase activities in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) following dietary exposure to Endosulfan and Aroclor 1254. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. C Toxicol. Pharmacol. 141: 8-14
  • Debaveye Y., Ellger B., Mebis L., Van Herck E., Coopmans W., Darras V. & Van den Berghe G. (2005) Tissue deiodinase activity during prolonged critical illness: effects of exogenous thyrotropin releasing hormone and its combination with growth hormone releasing peptide-2. Endocrinology 146: 5604-5611
  • Decuypere E., Van As P., Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2005) Thyroid hormone availability and activity in avian species: a review. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 29: 63-77
  • De Groef B., Vandenborne K., Van As P., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E. & Geris K.L. (2005) Hypothalamic control of the thyroidal axis in the chicken: over the boundaries of the classical hormonal axes. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol., 29: 104-110
  • De Groef B., Geris K.L., Vandenborne K., Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (2005) CRH control of thyroid function in the chicken. In: Functional Avian Endocrinology (A. Dawson & P. Sharp, eds.), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, pp 415-426
  • Grommen S.V.H., De Groef B., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2005) The use of Real-Time PCR to study the expression of thyroid hormone receptor b2 in the developing chicken. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1040, 328-331
  • Klaren P.H.M., Haasdijk R., Metz J.R., Nitsch L.M.C., Darras V.M., Van der Geyten S. & Flik G. (2005) Characterization of an iodothyronine 5'-deiodinase in gilthead seabream (Sparus auratus) that is inhibited by dithiothreitol. Endocrinology 146: 5621-5630
  • Kühn E.R., Geelissen S.M., Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2005) The release of growth hormone (GH): relation to the thyrotropic and corticotropic axis in the chicken. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 29: 43-51
  • Kühn E.R., De Groef B., Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2005) Corticotropin-releasing hormone-mediated metamorphosis in the neotenic axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum: synergistic involvement of thyroxine and corticoids on brain type II deiodinase. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 143: 75-81
  • Maervoet J., Beck V., Roelens S.A., Covaci A., Voorspoels S., Geuns J.M.C., Darras V.M. & Schepens P. (2005) Uptake and tissue-specific distribution of selected polychlorinated biphenyls in developing chicken embryos. Environ. Toxicol. Chem. 24: 597-602
  • Peeters R.P., Van der Geyten S., Wouters P.J., Darras V.M., van Toor H., Kaptein E., Visser T.J., Van den Berghe G. (2005) Tissue thyroid hormone levels in critical illness. J. Clin. Endocrinol. Metab. 90: 6498-6507
  • Reyns G.E., Verhoelst C.H., Kühn E.R., Darras V.M. & Van der Geyten S. (2005) Regulation of thyroid hormone availability in liver and brain by glucocorticoids. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 140: 101-108
  • Roelens S.A., Beck V., Aerts G., Clerens S., Vanden Bergh G., Arckens L., Darras V.M. & Van der Geyten S. (2005) Neurotoxicity of polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs) by disturbance of thyroid hormone-regulated genes. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1040, 454-456
  • Roelens S.A., Beck V., Maervoet J., Aerts G., Reyns G.E., Schepens P. & Darras V.M. (2005) The dioxin-like PCB 77 but not the ortho-substituted PCB 153 interferes with chicken embryo thyroid hormone homeostasis and delays hatching. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 143: 1-9
  • Snoeijs T., Dauwe T., Pinxten R., Darras V.M., Arckens L. & Eens M. (2005) The combined effect of lead exposure and high or low dietary calcium on health and immunocompetence in the zebra finch (Taeniopygia guttata). Environmental Pollution 134: 123-132
  • Vandenborne K., De Groef B., Geelissen S.M.E., Boorse G.C., Denver R.J., Kühn E.R., Darras V.M. & Van der Geyten S. (2005) Molecular cloning and developmental expression of corticotropin-releasing factor in the chicken. Endocrinology 146: 301-308
  • Vandenborne K., De Groef B., Geelissen S.M.E., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R. & Van der Geyten S. (2005) Corticosterone-induced negative feedback mechanisms within the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis of the chicken. J. Endocrinol. 185: 383-391
  • Vandenborne K., Roelens S.A., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R. & Van der Geyten S. (2005) Cloning and hypothalamic distribution of the chicken thyrotropin-releasing hormone precursor cDNA. J. Endocrinol. 186: 387-396
  • Van der Geyten S., Byamungu N., Reyns G.E., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2005) Iodothyronine deiodinases and the control of plasma and tissue thyroid hormone levels in hyperthyroid tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). J. Endocrinol. 184: 467-479
  • Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2005) Developmentally defined regulation of thyroid hormone metabolism by glucocorticoids in the rat. J. Endocrinol. 185: 327-336
  • Van der Geyten S., Verhoelst C., Reyns G. & Darras V.M. (2005) Differential regulation of intracellular thyroid hormone availability in chicken brain and peripheral tissues. In: Functional Avian Endocrinology (A. Dawson & P. Sharp, eds.), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, pp 427-436
  • Verhoelst C.H.J., Van der Geyten S., Roelens S.A. & Darras V.M. (2005) Regulation of thyroid hormone availability by iodothyronine deiodinases at the blood-brain-barrier in birds. Ann. NY Acad. Sci. 1040, 501-503
  • Verhoelst C.H., Roelens S.A. & Darras V.M. (2005) Role of spatiotemporal expression of iodothyronine deiodinase proteins in cerebellar cell organization. Brain Res. Bull. 67: 196-202
  • Zavacki A.M., Ying H., Christoffolete M.A., Aerts G., So E., Harney J.W., Cheng S.Y., Larsen P.R. & Bianco A.C. (2005) Type 1 iodothyronine deiodinase is a sensitive marker of peripheral thyroid status in the mouse. Endocrinology 146: 1568-1575
  • Zheng J., Nakamura K., Maseki Y., Geelissen S.M., Berghman L.R. & Sakai T. (2005) Independent differentiation of mammotropes and somatotropes in the chicken embryonic pituitary gland: analysis by cell distribution and attempt to detect somatomammotropes. Histochem. Cell Biol. 8: 1-11

2004

  • De Groef B., Grommen S.V.H., Mertens I., Schoofs L., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2004) Cloning and tissue distribution of the chicken type 2 corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 138: 89-95
  • Kühn E.R., De Groef B., Grommen S.V.H., Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2004) Low submetamorphic doses of dexamethasone and thyroxine induce complete metamorphosis in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) when injected together. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 137: 141-147
  • Van As P., Careghi C., Bruggeman V., Onagbesan O.M., Van der Geyten S., Darras V.M. & Decuypere E (2004) Regulation of growth hormone expression by thyrotropin-releasing hormone through the pituitary-specific transcription factor Pit-1 in chicken pituitary. Acta Vet. Hung. 52: 389-402
  • Van Duyse E., Pinxten R., Darras V.M., Arckens L. & Eens M. (2004) Opposite changes in plasma testosterone and corticosterone levels following a stimulated territorial challenge in male great tits. Behaviour 141: 451-467
  • Verhoelst C.H.J., Darras V.M., Zandieh Doulabi B., Reyns G., Kühn E.R. & Van der Geyten S. (2004) Type I iodothyronine deiodinase in euthyroid and hypothyroid chicken cerebellum. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 214: 97-105
  • Verhoelst C.H.J., Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2004) Renal and hepatic distribution of type I and type III iodothyronine deiodinase protein in chicken. J. Endocrinol. 181: 85-90
  • Verhoelst C.H.J., Darras V.M., Roelens S.A., Artykbaeva G.M. & Van der Geyten S. (2004) Type II iodothyronine deiodinase protein in chicken choroid plexus: additional perspectives on T3 supply in the avian brain. J. Endocrinol. 183: 235-241
  • Weekers F., Michalaki M., Coopmans W., Van Herck E., Veldhuis J.D., Darras V.M. & Van Den Berghe G. (2004) Endocrine and metabolic effects of growth hormone (GH) compared with GH-releasing peptide, thyrotropin-releasing hormone and insulin infusion in a rabbit model of prolonged critical illness. Endocrinology 145: 205-213
  • Wilson L.A., Reyns G.E., Darras V.M. & Coughtrie M.W. (2004) cDNA cloning, functional expression, and characterization of chicken sulfotransferases belonging to the SULT1C families. Arch. Biochem. Biophys. 428: 64-72

2003

  • Collin A., Buyse J., van As P., Darras V.M., Malheiros R.D., Moraes V.M.B., Reyns G.E., Taouis M. & Decuypere E. (2003) Cold-induced enhancement of avian uncoupling protein expression, heat production, and triiodothyronine concentrations in broiler chicks. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 130: 70-77
  • Collin A., Taouis M., Buyse J., Ifuta N.B., Darras V.M., Van As P., Malheiros R.D., Moraes V.M. & Decuypere E. (2003) Thyroid status, but not insulin status, affects expression of avian uncoupling protein mRNA in chicken. Am. J. Physiol. Endocrinol. Metab. 284: E771-777
  • Collin A., Malheiros R.D., Moraes V.M., Van As P;, Darras V.M., Taouis M., Decuypere E. & Buyse J. (2003) Effects of dietary macronutrient content on energy metabolism and uncoupling protein mRNA expression in broiler chickens. Br. J. Nutr. 90: 261-269.
  • Darras V.M. (2003) Role of type 3 deiodinase in thyroid hormone metabolism. Editorial in Hot Thyroidology n°1, electronic journal of the European Thyroid Association (www.hotthyroidology.com).
  • De Groef B., Geris K.L., Manzano J., Bernal J., Millar R.P., Abou-Samra A.-B., Porter T.E., Iwasawa A., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2003) Involvement of thyrotropin-releasing hormone receptor, somatostatin receptor subtype 2, and corticotropin-releasing hormone receptor type 1 in the control of chicken thyrotropin secretion. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 203: 33-39
  • De Groef B., Goris N., Arckens L., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2003) Corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH)-induced thyrotropin release is directly mediated through CRH receptor type 2 on thyrotropes. Endocrinology 144: 5537-5544
  • Geelissen S.M.E., Beck I.M.E., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R. & Van der Geyten S. (2003) Distribution and regulation of chicken growth hormone secretagogue receptor isoforms. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 134: 167-174
  • Geris K.L., De Groef B., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2003) In vitro study of corticotropin-releasing hormone-induced thyrotropin release: ontogeny and inhibition by somatostatin. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 132: 272-277
  • Geris K.L., De Groef B., Rohrer S.P., Geelissen S., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2003) Identification of somatostatin receptors controlling growth hormone and thyrotropin secretion in the chicken using receptor subtype specific agonists. J. Endocrinol. 177: 279-286
  • Reyns G.E., Venken K., Morreale de Escobar G., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2003) Dynamics and regulation of intracellular thyroid hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 134: 80-87
  • Van Den Burg E.H., Metz J.R., Ross H.A., Darras V.M., Wendelaar Bonga S.E. & Flik G. (2003) Temperature-induced changes in thyrotropin-releasing hormone sensitivity in carp melanotropes. Neuroendocrinology 77: 15-23

2002

  • Buyse J., Janssens K., Van der Geyten S., Van As P., Decuypere E. & Darras V.M. (2002) Pre- and postprandial changes in plasma hormone and metabolite levels and hepatic deiodinase activities in meal-fed broiler chickens. Br. J. Nutr. 88: 641-653
  • Darras V.M., Van der Geyten S., Cox C., Segers I.B., De Groef B. & Kühn E.R. (2002) Effects of dexamethasone treatment on iodothyronine deiodinase activities and on metamorphosis-related morphological changes in the axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 127: 157-164
  • Kaiya H., Van der Geyten S., Kojima M., Hosoda H., Kitajima Y., Matsumoto M., Geelissen S., Darras V.M. & Kangawa K. (2002) Chicken ghrelin: purification, cDNA cloning, and biological activity. Endocrinology 143 :3454-3463
  • Kühn E.R., Vleurick L., Edery M., Decuypere E. & Darras V.M. (2002) Internalization of the chicken growth hormone receptor complex and its effect on biological functions. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 132: 299-308
  • Reyns G.E., Janssens K.A., Buyse J., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2002) Changes in thyroid hormone levels in chicken liver during fasting and refeeding. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 132: 239-24
  • Shepherdley C.A., Daniels C.B., Orgeig S., Richardson S.J., Evans B.K. & Darras V.M. (2002) Glucocorticoids, thyoid hormones, and iodothyronine deiodinases in embryonic saltwater crocodiles. American Journal of Physiology 283: R1155-R1163
  • Shepherdley C.A., Richardson S.J., Evans B.K., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2002) Characterization of outer ring iodothyronine deiodinases in tissues of the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 125: 387-398
  • Shepherdley C.A., Richardson S.J., Evans B.K., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2002) Thyroid hormone deiodinases during embryonic development of the saltwater crocodile (Crocodylus porosus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 126: 153-164
  • Van der Geyten S., Van den Eynde I., Segers I.B., Kühn E.R & Darras V.M. (2002) Differential expression of iodothyronine deiodinases in chicken tissues during the last week of embryonic development. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 128: 65-73
  • Verhoelst C.H., Vandenborne K., Severi T., Bakker O., Zandieh Doulabi B., Leonard J.L., Kühn E.R., Van der Geyten S. & Darras V.M. (2002) Specific detection of type III iodothyronine deiodinase protein in chicken cerebellar Purkinje cells. Endocrinology 143: 2700-2707

2001

  • Burel C., Boujard T., Kaushik S.J., Boeuf G., Mol K.A., Van der Geyten S., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R., Pradet-Balade B., Quérat B., Quinsac A., Krouti M. & Ribaillier D. (2001) Effects of rapeseed meal-glucosinolates on thyroid metabolism and feed utilization in rainbow trout. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 124: 343-358
  • Buyse J., Darras V.M., Vleurick L., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (2001) Nutritional regulation of the somatotrophic axis and intermediary metabolism in the chicken. In: Avian Endocrinology (A. Dawson & C.M. Chaturvedi, eds.), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, p303-313
  • Byamungu N., Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (2001) Growth of heat-shock induced triploids of blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, reared in tanks and in ponds in Eastern Congo: feeding regimes and compensatory growth response of triploid females. Aquaculture 198: 109-122
  • Geris K.L., Hickey G.J., Vanderghote A., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2001) Synthetic growth hormone (GH) secretagogues control GH secretion in the chicken at the level of the pituitary and the hypothalamus. Endocrine, 14(1): 67-72
  • Geris K.L., Van As P., De Groef B., Hickey G.J., Kühn E.R., Millar R.P., Decuypere E. & Darras V.M. (2001) Growth hormone secretion in the chicken is a result of a complex interaction between hypothalamic and hypophyseal peptides. In: Avian Endocrinology (A. Dawson & C.M. Chaturvedi, eds.), Narosa Publishing House, New Delhi, India, p287-302
  • Van As P., Janssens W., Onagbesan O.M., Bruggeman V., Buys N., Sanders J., Van der Geyten S., Darras V.M. & Decuypere E. (2001) Quantification of growth hormone receptor extra- and intracellular domain gene expression in chicken liver by quantitative competitive RT-PCR. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 122: 213-224
  • Van der Geyten S., Segers I., Gereben B., Bartha T., Rudas P., Larsen P.R., Kuhn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2001) Transcriptional regulation of iodothyronine deiodinases during embryonic development. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 183: 1-9
  • Van der Geyten S., Toguyeni A., Baroiller J.-F., Fauconneau B., Fostier A., Sanders J.P., Visser T.J., Kühn E.R. and Darras V.M. (2001) Hypothyroidism induces type I iodothyronine deiodinase expression in tilapia liver. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 124: 333-342

2000

  • Bertozzi C., Portetelle D., Massart S., Prandi A., Darras V., Room G., Tassinari M., Vleurick L., Parmentier I., Haezebroeck V., Decuypere E., Burny A. & Renaville R. (2000) Dexamethasone ester treatment alters insulin-like growth factor-I, its binding proteins and thyroid status in finishing calves. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 80: 329-335
  • Burel C., Boujard T., Escaffre A.-M., Kaushik S.J., Boeuf G., Mol K.A., Van der Geyten S. & Kühn E.R. (2000) Dietary low-glucosinolate rapeseed meal affects thyroid status and nutrient utilization in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Br. J. Nutrition 83: 653-664
  • Burel C., Boujard T., Kaushik S.J., Boeuf G., Van der Geyten S., Mol K.A., Kühn E.R., Quinsac A., Krouti M. & Ribaillier D. (2000) Potential of plant-protein sources as fish meal substitutes in diets for turbot (Psetta maxima): growth, nutrient utilisation and thyroid status. Aquaculture 188: 363-382
  • Buyse J., Decuypere E., Darras V.M., Vleurick L.M., Kühn E.R. & Veldhuis J.D. (2000) Feed deprivation and feeding of broiler chickens is associated with rapid and interdependent changes in the somatotrophic and thyrotrophic axes. Br. Poult. Sci. 41: 107-116
  • Darras V.M., Van der Geyten S. & Kühn E.R. (2000) Thyroid hormone metabolism in poultry. Biotechnol. Agron. Soc. Environ. 4(1): 13-20
  • De Groef B., Darras V.M., Arckens L., Gerets H.H.J., Kühn E.R. & Geris K.L. (2000) Changes in thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) levels in brain regions and pituitary during induced metamorphosis in Ambystoma mexicanum. Neth. J. Zool., 50(3): 343-354
  • Geris K.L., Berghman L.R., Ladram A., Kühn E.R., Darras V.M. & Harvey S. (2000) Modulation of the growth hormone (GH)-releasing activity of thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) in the chicken by its gene-related peptide preproTRH(160-169) (Ps4): enhanced somatostatinergic tone? Neuropeptides 34(1): 51-57
  • Geris K.L., Meeussen G., Kühn E.R., & Darras V.M. (2000) Distribution of somatostatin in the brain and of somatostatin and thyrotropin-releasing hormone in peripheral tissues of the chicken. Brain Res., 873: 306-309
  • Reyns G.E., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (2000) Thyroid hormone sulfation in chicken and axolotl. Neth. J. Zool., 50(3): 329-341
  • Vasilatos-Younken R., Zhou Y., Wang X., McMurtry J.P., Rosebrough R.W., Decuypere E., Buys N., Darras V.M., Van der Geyten S. & Tomas F. (2000) Altered chicken thyroid hormone metabolism with chronic growth hormone (GH) enhancement in vivo: consequences for skeletal muscle growth. J. Endocr. 166: 690-620

1999

  • Darras V.M., Hume R. & Visser T.J. (1999). Regulation of thyroid hormone metabolism during fetal development. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 151: 37-47.
  • Dewil E., Darras V.M., Spencer G.S.G., Lauterio T.J. & Decuypere E. (1999) The regulation of GH-dependent hormones and enzymes after feed restriction in dwarf and control chickens. Life Sciences 64: 1359-1371.
  • Flo G., Vermaut S., Darras V., Van Boven M., Decuypere E., Kühn E. & Cokelaere M. (1999). Effects on food intake, growth, and metabolic parameters in lean (+/?) and obese (fa/fa) Zucker rats. Br. J. Nutr. 81(2): 159 - 167.
  • Geris K.L., Berghman L.R., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1999). The drop in plasma thyrotropin concentrations in the fasted chickens is caused by an action at the level of the hypothalamus: role of corticosterone. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 16: 231-237.
  • Geris K.L., D'Hondt E., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1999). Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) concentrations in different regions of the chicken brain and pituitary: an ontogenic study. Brain Res. 818: 260-266.
  • Geris K.L., Laheye A., Berghman L.R., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1999) Adrenal inhibition of corticotropin-releasing hormone-induced thyrotropin release: a comparative study in pre- and posthatch chicks. J. Exp. Zool. 284: 776-782.
  • Mol K.A., Van der Geyten S., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1999). Effects of experimental hypo- and hyperthyroidism on iodothyronine deiodinases in Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 20: 201-207.
  • Sanders J.P., Van der Geyten S., Kaptein E., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R., Leonard J.L. & Visser T.J. (1999). Cloning and characterization of type III iodothyronine deiodinase from the fish Oreochromis niloticus. Endocrinology 140: 3666-3673.
  • Van der Geyten S., Buys N., Sanders J.P., Decuypere E., Visser T.J., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1999). Acute pretranslational regulation of type III iodothyronine deiodinase by growth hormone and dexamethasone in chicken embryos. Mol. Cell. Endocrinol. 147: 49-56.
  • Van der Geyten S., Van Rompaey E., Sanders J.P., Visser T.J., Kühn E.R., Darras V.M. (1999) Regulation of thyroid hormone metabolism during fasting and refeeding in chicken. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 116: 272-280.
  • Vasilatos-Younken R., Wang X.-H., Zhou Y., Day J.R., McMurtry J.P., Rosebrough R.W., Decuypere E., Buys N., Darras V., Beard J.L. & Tomas F. (1999). New insights into the mechanism and actions of growth hormone (GH) in poultry. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 17: 181-190.
  • Vleurick L., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E. & Van Veldhoven P.P. (1999) Isolation of plasma membranes and golgi apparatus from a single chicken liver homogenate. J. Cell Biochem. 72: 349-355.
  • Vleurick L., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Burnside J., Pezet A. & Edery M. (1999) Generation of chicken growth hormone-binding proteins by proteolysis. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 113: 283-289.
  • Vleurick L., Pezet A., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E. & Edery M. (1999) A beta-turn endocytic code is required for optimal internalization of the growth hormone receptor but not for alpha-adaptin association. Molecular Endocrinology, 13: 1823-1831. 

1998

  • Burel Ch., Boujard Th., Corraze G., Kaushik S.J., Boeuf G., Mol K.A., Van Der Geyten S. & Kühn E.R. (1998). Incorporation of high levels of extruded lupin in diets for rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): nutritional value and effect on thyroid status. Aquaculture 163: 325-345.
  • Cokelaere M., Daenens P., Decuypere E., Flo G., Kühn E.R., Van Boven M. & Vermaut S. (1998). Reproductive performance of rats treated with defatted jojoba meal or simmondsin before or during gestation. Food and Chem. Toxicol. 36 : 13-19.
  • Darras V.M., Mol K.A., Van der Geyten, S. & Kühn E.R. (1998). Control of peripheral thyroid hormone levels by activating and inactivating deiodinases. Ann. N Y Acad. Sci. 839: 80-86.
  • Flo G., Vermaut S., Darras V., Van Boven M., Decuypere E., Daenens P., Kühn E. & Cokelaere M. (1998). Jojoba meal and simmondsin: role in food intake regulation. Recent Res. Devel. in Agric. and Food Chem. II (2): 653-671.
  • Flo G., Vermaut S., Van Boven M., Daenens P., Buyse J., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Cokelaere, M. (1998) Comparison of the effects of simmondsin and cholecystokinin on metabolism, brown adipose tissue and the pancreas in food- restricted rats. Horm. Metab. Res. 30: 504-508.
  • Geris K.L., Berghman L.R., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1998). Pre- and posthatch developmental changes in hypothalamic thyrotropin-releasing hormone and somatostatin concentrations and in circulating growth hormone and thyrotropin levels in the chicken. J. Endocr. 159: 219-225.
  • Geris K.L., Hickey, G.J., Berghman L.R., Visser, T.J., Kühn, E.R. & Darras, V.M. (1998). Pituitary and extrapituitary action sites of the novel nonpeptidyl growth hormone (GH) secretagogue L-692,429 in the chicken. Gen. Comp. Endocinol. 111: 186-196.
  • Kühn E.R., Geris K.L., Van der Geyten S., Mol K.A. & Darras V.M. (1998). Inhibition and activation of the thyroidal axis by the adrenal axis in vertebrates. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 120A: 169-174.
  • Lescroart O., Roelants I., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R. & Ollevier F. (1998). Apomorphine induced growth hormone-release in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus) is related to the animal's nutritional status. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 18: 353-361.
  • Mol K.A., Van der Geyten S., Burel C., Kühn E.R., Boujard T. & Darras V.M. (1998). Comparative study of iodothyronine outer ring and inner ring deiodinase activities in five teleostean fishes. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 18: 253-266.
  • Peeters K., Langouche L., Vandesande L., Darras V.M. & Berghman L.R. (1998) Effects of pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) on cAMP formation and growth hormone release from chicken anterior pituitary cells. Ann. N.Y. Acad. Sci. 865: 471-474.
  • Poncin P., Kühn E.R., Vandorpe G. & Phillippart J.-C. (1998) Gonadal and thyroid hormones in the barbel (Barbus barbus) during and outside short reproductive cycles. Folia Zool. (Suppl. 1): 61-66.
  • Van der Geyten S., Mol K.A., Pluymers W., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1998). Changes in plasma T3 during fasting/refeeding in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) are mainly regulated through changes in hepatic type II iodothyronine deiodinase. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 19: 135-143.
  • Van der Geyten S., Sanders J.P., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R., Leonard J.L. & Visser T.J. (1998). Cloning of the tilapia type I and III deiodinases. Ann. N Y Acad. Sci. 839: 498-499.
  • Verdonck A., Deridder L., Kühn E., Darras V., Carels C. & de Zegher F. (1998). Effects of testosterone replacement after neonatal castration on craniofacial growth in rats. Arch. Oral Biol. 43: 551-557.
  • Verdonck A., Deridder L., Verbeke G., Bourguignon J.P., Carels C., Kühn E.R., Darras V. & de Zegher F. (1998). Comparative effects of neonatal and prepubertal castration on craniofacial growth in rats. Arch. Oral Biol. 43: 861-871.
  • Vleurick L., Van Veldhoven P., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1998) Intracellular growth hormone receptors in chicken liver. In: Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, vol. 839: Trends in Comparative Endocrinology and Neurobiology. Vaudry H., Tonon M.-C., Roubos E.W. & De Loof A., Eds., pp. 538-540.

1997

  • Darras V.M., Geris K.L., Buyse J., Berghman L.R., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1997) Thyroid hormone secretion and peripheral deiodination in the chicken: hormonal and nutritional influences. In: Perspectives in Avian Endocrinology (Eds. S. Harvey & R.J. Etches), p.317-328, Journal of Endocrinology Ltd., Bristol
  • Lescroart O., Roelants I., Cauwenberghs N., De Schrijver R., Kühn E.R. & Ollevier F. (1997). Effect of route and frequency of administration of apomorphine on growth hormone release in African catfish (Clarias gariepinus). Life Sciences 60 (20): 1771-1779.
  • Mol K.A., Van der Geyten S., Darras V.M., Visser T.J. & Kühn E.R. (1997). Characterization of iodothyronine outer ring and inner ring deiodinase activities in the blue Tilapia, Oreochromis aureus. Endocrinology 138 (5): 1787-1793.
  • Sanders J.P., Van der Geyten S., Kaptein E., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R., Leonard J.L. & Visser T.J. (1997). Characterization of a propylthiouracil-insensitive type I iodothyronine deiodinase. Endocrinology 138 (12): 5153-5160.
  • Toguyeni A., Fauconneau B., Boujard T., Fostier A., Kühn E.R., Mol K.A. & Baroiller J.-F. (1997). Feeding behaviour and food utilisation in Tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus: Effect of sex ratio and relationship with the endocrine status. Physiology & Behavior 62 (2): 273-279.
  • Van der Geyten S., Sanders J.P., Kaptein E., Darras V.M., Kühn E.R., Leonard J.L. & Visser T.J. (1997). Expression of chicken hepatic type I and type III iodothyronine deiodinases during embryonic development. Endocrinology 138 (12): 5144-5152. 

1996

  • Berghman L.R., Lescroart O., Roelants I., Ollevier F., Kühn E.R., Verhaert P.D., De Loof A., Van Leuven F. & Vandesande F. (1996). One-step immunoaffinity purification and partial characterization of hypophyseal growth hormone from the African catfish, Clarias gariepinus (Burchell). Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 113B (4): 773-780.
  • Buyse J., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (1996). The use of intermittent lighting in broiler raising. 1. Effect on broiler performance and efficiency of nitrogen retention. Poultry Science 75: 589-594.
  • Cokelaere M., Decuypere E., Flo G., Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1996). Influence of feeding pattern on thyroid hormones in long-term food-restricted rats. Horm. Metab. Res., 28: 315-318.
  • Darras V.M., Kotanen S.P., Geris K.L., Berghman L.R. & Kühn E.R. (1996). Plasma thyroid hormone levels and iodothyronine deiodinase activity following an acute glucocorticoid challenge in embryonic compared with posthatch chickens. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 104: 203-212.
  • Geris K.L., Kotanen S.P., Berghman L.R., Kühn E.R. & Darras V.M. (1996). Evidence of a thyrotropin-releasing activity of ovine corticotropin-releasing factor in the domestic fowl (Gallus domesticus). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 104 : 139-146.
  • Kühn E.R., Darras V.M., Gysemans C., Decuypere E., Berghman L.R. & Buyse J. (1996). The use of intermittent lighting in broiler raising. 2. Effects on the somatotrophic and thyroid axes and on plasma testosterone levels. Poultry Science 75: 595-600.
  • Kühn E.R., Shimada K., Ohkubo T., Vleurick L.M., Berghman L.R. & Darras V.M. (1996). Influence of recombinant chicken prolactin on thyroid hormone metabolism in the chick embryo. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 103: 349-358.
  • Lescroart O., Roelants I., Mikolajezyk T., Bosma P.T., Schulz R.W., Kühn E.R. & Ollevier F. (1996). A radioimmunoassay for African catfish growth hormone: validation and effects of substances modulating the release of growth hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 104: 147-155.
  • Toguyeni A., Baroiller J.-F., Fostier A., Le Bail P.-Y., Kühn E.R., Mol K.A. & Fauconneau B. (1996). Consequences of food restriction on short-term growth variation and on plasma circulating hormones in Oreochromis niloticus in relation to sex. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol., 103: 167-175. 

1995

  • Buys N., Vanmontfort D., Peeters R., van Isterdael J., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1995). Bromocryptine is effective in reducing milk production in ewes during lactation, but has no additional effect during drying off. Animal Science 60: 203-208.
  • Buyse J., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1995). Effect of progressive fasting on physiological criteria of adult Warren SSL hens. Horm. Metab. Res. 27: 482-484.
  • Cokelaere M.M., Busselen P., Flo G., Daenens P., Decuypere E., Kühn E. & Van Boven M. (1995). Devazepide reverses the anorexic effect of simmondsin in the rat. J. Endocr. 147: 473-477.
  • Cokelaere M., Daenens P., Van Boven M., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E. & Darras V. (1995). Influence of long-term simmondsin administration on thyroid hormone levels in adult rats. Horm. Metab. Res. 27: 318-321.
  • Darras V.M., Cokelaere M., Dewil E., Arnouts S., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1995). Partial food restriction increases hepatic inner ring deiodinating activity in the chicken and the rat. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 100: 334-338.
  • Geris K.L., Darras V.M., Berghman L.R. & Kühn E.R. (1995). Influence of corticotropin-releasing factor on the in vitro thyroxine and thyrotropin secretion in newly hatched fowl. Belg. J. Zool. 125: 143-156.
  • Kühn E.R., Mol K. & Darras V.M. (1995). Peripheral deiodination of thyroid hormones: biological significance. Neth. J. Zool. 45: 135-139.
  • Vleurick L., Vanmontfort D., Bruggeman V., Huybrechts L. & Decuypere E. (1995). The influence of epidermal growth factor on progesterone production in isolated chicken granulosa cells. Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. (Life Sci. Adv.) 14: 39-45.

1994

  • Bartha T., Dewil E., Rudas P., Kühn E.R., Scanes C.G. & Decuypere E. (1994). Kinetic parameters of plasma thyroid hormone and thyroid hormone receptors in a dwarf and control line of chicken. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 96: 140-148.
  • Berghman L.R., Buyse J., Huybrechts L.M., Darras V.M., Vandesande F., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E. & Scanes C.G. (1994). Disappearance rate of glycosylated and non-glycosylated chicken growth hormone: influence on biological activity. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 108 C : 161-169.
  • Cuisset B., Pradelles P., Kime D.E., Kühn E.R., Babin P., Davail S. & Le Menn F. (1994). Enzyme immunoassay for 11-ketotestosterone using acetylcholinesterase as label: application to the measurement of 11-ketotestosterone in plasma of Siberian sturgeon. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 108 C : 229-241.
  • Darras V.M., Finné M.-F., Berghman L.R. & Kühn E.R. (1994). Ontogeny of the sensitivity of the somatotrophs to thyroid trophin-releasing hormone (TRH) and growth hormone releasing factor (GRF) in the embryonic and posthatch chick. Annales d'Endocrinologie 55 : 255-260.
  • Darras V.M., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (1994). Comparative aspects of maturation and control of thyroid hormone deiodination during development. Israel Journal of Zoology 40 : 383-400.
  • Mol K., Byamungu N., Cuisset B., Yaron Z., Ofir M., Mélard Ch., Castelli M. & Kühn E.R. (1994). Hormonal profile of growing male and female diploids and triploids of the blue tilapia, Oreochromis aureus, reared in intensive culture. Fish Physiol. Biochem. 13 : 209-218.

1993

  • Berghman L.R., Darras V.M., Chiasson R.B., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Buyse J. & Vandesande F. (1993). Immunocytochemical demonstration of chicken hypophyseal thyrotropes and development of a radioimmunological indicator for chicken TSH using monoclonal and polyclonal homologous antibodies in a subtractive strategy. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 92 : 189-200.
  • Cokelaere M.M., Buyse J., Daenens P., Decuypere E., Kühn E. & Van Boven M. (1993). Influence of jojoba meal supplementation on growth and organ function in rats. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41 (9) : 1444-1448.
  • Cokelaere M.M., Buyse J., Daenens P., Decuypere E., Kühn E. & Van Boven M. (1993). Fertility in rats after long-term jojoba meal supplementation. J. Agric. Food Chem. 41 (9) : 1449-1451.
  • Darras V.M., Rudas P., Visser T.J., Hall T.R., Huybrechts L.M., Vanderpooten A., Berghman L.R., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1993). Endogenous growth hormone controls high plasma levels of 3,3',5-triiodothyronine (T3) in growing chickens by decreasing the T3-degrading type III deiodinase activity. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 10 (1) : 55-65.
  • Kühn E.R. (1993). Role of growth hormone in thyroid function of vertebrates. Academiae Analecta 55 : 3-13.
  • Kühn E.R., Mol K.A. & Darras V.M. (1993). Review: Control strategies of thyroid hormone monodeiodination in vertebrates. Zoological Science 10 : 873-885.
  • Mol K., Kaptein E., Darras V.M., de Greef W.J., Kühn E.R. & Visser T.J. (1993). Different thyroid hormone-deiodinating enzymes in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) liver and kidney. FEBS 321 : 140-144.
  • Rinchard J., Kestemont P., Kühn E.R. & Fostier A. (1993). Seasonal changes in plasma levels of steroid hormones in an asynchronous fish the gudgeon Gobio gobio L. (Teleostei, Cyprinidae). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 92 : 168-178.
  • Schoenmakers C.H.H., Pigmans I.G.A.J., Kaptein E., Darras V.M. & Visser T.J. (1993). Reaction of the type III iodothyronine deiodinase with the affinity label N-bromoacetyl-triiodothyronine. FEBS Letters 335 : 104-108.
  • Vanderpooten A., Janssens W., Buyse J., Leenstra F., Berghman L., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1993). Study of the hepatic growth hormone (GH) receptor at different ages in chickens selected for a good feed conversion (FC) and a fast weight gain (GL). Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 10 (3) : 199-206. 

1992

  • Buyse J., Decuypere E., Berghman L., Kühn E.R. & Vandesande F. (1992). Effect of dietary protein content on episodic growth hormone secretion and on heat production of male broiler chickens. Br. Poult. Sci. 33 : 1101-1109.
  • Byamungu N., Mol K. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Evidence for the kidney as an important source of 5'-monodeiodination activity and stimulation by somatostatin in Oreochromis niloticus L. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 88 : 199-208.
  • Cokelaere M.M., Dangreau H.D., Arnouts S., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E.M.-P. (1992). Influence of pure simmondsin on the food intake in rats. J. Agric. Food Chem. 40 (10) : 1839-1842.
  • Cokelaere M.M., Dangreau H.D., Daenens P., Bruneel N., Arnouts S., Decuypere E.M.-P. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Investigation of possible toxixological influences of simmondsin after subacute administration in the rat. J. Agric. Food Chem. 40 (12) : 2443-2445.
  • Cokelaere M. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Influence of pimozide on a TRH induced TSH secretion in the rat during food deprivation. Horm. Metab. Res. 24 : 53-55.
  • Darras V.M., Berghman L.R., Vanderpooten A. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Growth hormone acutely decreases type III iodothyronine deiodinase in chicken liver. FEBS Letters 310 (1) : 5-8.
  • Darras V.M., Visser T.J., Berghman L.R. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Ontogeny of type I and type III deiodinase activities in embryonic and posthatch chicks : relationship with changes in plasma triiodothyronine and growth hormone levels. Comp. Biochem. Physiol. 103A : 131-136.
  • Dewil E., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Ontogeny of the liver nuclear T3-receptor during the last days of incubation and posthatch in the chick embryo. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 32 : 297-305.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Buyse J., Kühn E.R. & Tixier-Boichard M. (1992). Effect of recombinant human insulin-like growth factor-I on weight gain, fat content, and hormonal parameters in broiler chickens. Poultry Science 71 : 181-187.
  • Jacobs G.F.M. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Thyroid hormone feedback regulation of the secretion of bioactive thyrotropin in the frog. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 88 : 415-423.
  • Kühn E., Van Cauwenbergh R., Huybrechts L. & Deelstra H. (1992). Selenium content of livers from sex-linked dwarf and normal broiler breeders. Influence of a thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced growth hormone release. Biological Trace Element Research 32 : 289-292.
  • Peeters R., Buys N., Vanmontfort D., Van Isterdael J., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1992). Preferential release of tri-iodothyronine following stimulation by thyrotrophin or thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in sheep of different ages. J. Endocr. 132 : 93-100.
  • Stynen D., Sarfati J., Goris A., Lesourd M., Prévost M-C., Kamphuis H., Darras V. & Latgé J-P. (1992). Rat monoclonal antibodies against Aspergillus galactomannan. Infection and Immunity 60 : 2237-2245.
  • Tixier-Boichard M., Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Monvoisin J.-L., Coquerelle G., Charrier J. & Simon J. (1992). Effects of insulin-like growth factor-I (IGF-I) infusion and dietary tri-iodothyronine (T3) supplementation on growth, body composition and plasma hormone levels in sex-linked dwarf mutant and normal chickens. J. Endocr. 133 : 101-110. 

1991

  • Byamungu N., Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Purification of Tilapia thyrotropin from a crude pituitary homogenate by immunoaffinity chromatography using a matrix of antibodies against porcine follicle-stimulating hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 84 : 183-191.
  • Byamungu N., Mol K. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Somatostatin increases plasma T3 concentrations in Tilapia nilotica in the presence of increased plasma T4 levels. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 82: 401-406.
  • Carrillo M., Zanuy S. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Seasonal changes in thyroid activity of male seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax Linnaeus 1758) (Perciformes : Serranidae) adapted to different salinities. Sci. Mar. 55 (3): 431-436.
  • Darras V.M., Vanderpooten A., Huybrechts L.M., Berghman L.R., Dewil E., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Food intake after hatching inhibits the growth hormone induced stimulation of the thyroxine to triiodothyronine conversion in the chicken. Horm. Metab. Res. 23 : 469-472.
  • Decuypere E., Huybrechts L.M., Kühn E.R., Tixier-Boichard M. & Mérat P. (1991). Physiological alterations associated with the chicken sex-linked dwarfing gene. Crit. Rev. Poultry Biol. 3: 191-221.
  • Dewil E., Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Leenstra F.R. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Evidence for a nuclear T3-receptor in the ovarian tissue of a lean and fat strain of chickens. Med. Sci. Res. 19: 771-772.
  • Dewil E., Vanderpooten A., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Growth hormone increases the total and occupied number of nuclear T3 receptors in fed but not in fasted adult hens. Med. Sci. Res. 19 : 393-394.
  • Harvey S., Decuypere E., Darras V.M. & Berghman L. (1991). Differential effects of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) on thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) and growth hormone (GH)-releasing factor (GRF)-induced GH secretion in the domestic fowl. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 31 : 451-459.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Granulosa cells of the preovulatory follicles of the domestic fowl contain an insulin-like growth factor (IGF) receptor. Med. Sci. Res. 19: 699-700.
  • Kühn E.R., Herremans M., Dewil E., Vanderpooten A., Rudas P., Bartha T., Verheyen G., Berghman L. & Decuypere E. (1991). Thyrotropin-releasing hormone (TRH) is not thyrotropic but somatotropic in fed and starved adult chickens. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 31 : 431-439.
  • Peeters R., Buys N., Vanmontfort D., Van Isterdael J., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Preferential release of tri-iodothyronine following stimulation by thyrotrophin or thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in sheep of different ages. J. Endocr. 132 : 93-100
  • Tixier-Boichard M., Monvoisin J.-L., Decuypere E., Huybrechts L.M. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Effect of triiodothyronine supplementation on thyrotropin-releasing hormone-induced growth hormone secretion in sex-linked dwarf and normal chicks. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 84 : 147-154.
  • Vanderpooten A., Darras V.M., Huybrechts L.M., Rudas P., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Effect of hypophysectomy and acute administration of growth hormone (GH) on GH-receptor binding in chick liver membranes. J. Endocr. 129 : 275-281.
  • Vanderpooten A., Huybrechts L., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1991). Differences in hepatic growth hormone receptor binding during development of normal and dwarf chickens. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 31 : 47-55.

1990

  • Buys N., Peeters R., De Clerck B., Van Isterdael J., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (1990). Seasonal variations in prolactin, growth hormone and thyroid hormones and the prolactin surge at ovulation do not affect litter size of ewes during pregnancy in the oestrous or the anoestrous season. J. Reprod. Fert. 90 : 47-53.
  • Byamungu N., Corneillie S., Mol K., Darras V. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Stimulation of thyroid function by several pituitary hormones results in an increase in plasma thyroxine and reverse triiodothyronine in Tilapia (Tilapia nilotica). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 80 : 33-40.
  • Byamungu N., Darras V. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Purification de la thyreotropine de Tilapia nilotica par chromatographie d'affinité sur une matrice d'anticorps dirigés contre la folliculine porcine. Ann. Fac. Sci., Kisangani, No. 7 : 13-26.
  • Darras V.M., Huybrechts L.M., Berghman L., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (1990). Ontogeny of the effect of purified chicken growth hormone on the liver 5'-monodeiodination activity in the chicken : reversal of the activity after hatching. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 77 : 212-220.
  • Decuypere E., Dewil E. & Kühn E.R. The hatching process and the role of hormones. In : Brit. Poultry Sci. Symp. (1990) Chapter 15 24: 239-256.
  • Hoshino S., Huybrechts L.M., Wakita M., Kobayashi Y., Yamamoto I., Nishiguchi Y., Darras V.M., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Influence of estradiol-17 ß on plasma thyroid hormone response to thyrotropin releasing hormone in chick embryos and pullets. Jpn. Poult. Sci. 27 : 291-297.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Hoshino S., Wakita M., Kobayashi Y., Darras V.M., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Thyrotropic activity of estradiol in the chick embryo develops without increase in pituitary thyrotropin releasing hormone binding. Jpn. Poult. Sci. 27 : 318-323.
  • Iqbal A., Cheema A.M. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Growth hormone induced stimulation of the T4 to T3 conversion in fed and fasting dwarf goats. Horm. Metab. Res. 22: 566-568.
  • Iqbal A., Decuypere E., Abd El Azim A. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Pre- and post-hatch high temperature exposure affects the thyroid hormones and corticosterone response to acute heat stress in growing chicken (Gallus domesticus). J. Therm. Biol. 15 : 149-153.
  • Jacobs G.F.M. & Kühn E.R. (1990). Presence of thyroxine 5'-monodeiodinase activity in kidney homogenates of the frog, Rana ridibunda. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 77 : 456-465.
  • Kühn E.R., Huybrechts L.M., Darras V.M., Meeuwis R. & Decuypere E. (1990). Impaired peripheral T3 production but normal induced thyroid hormone secretion in the sex-linked dwarf chick embryo. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 30 : 193-201.
  • Tixier-Boichard M., Decuypere E., Huybrechts L., Kühn E. & Mérat P. (1990). Effects of dietary T3 on growth parameters and hormone levels in normal and sex-linked dwarf chickens. Dom. Anim. Endocrinol. 7(4): 573-586.
  • Vandorpe G., Kühn E.R. & Gevaerts H. (1990). Failure to relate thyroid hormones and in vitro 5'-monodeiodination activity to oocyte development and sex steroids in the giant swamp frog Dicroglossus occipitalis at the Equator. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 79: 469-476.
     

1989

  • Berghman L.R., Darras V.M., Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Vandesande F. (1989). The glycosylated chicken growth hormone variant stimulates 5'-monodeiodination activity in the chick embryo. Med. Sci. Res. 17 : 391-392.
  • Berghman L., Darras V.M., Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Vandesande F. & Kühn E.R. (1989). Evidence for chicken GH as the only hypophyseal factor responsible for the stimulation of hepatic 5'-monodeiodination activity in the chick embryo. Reprod. Nutr. Dévelop. 29 : 197-202.
  • Decuypere E., Darras V.M., Vermijlen K. & Kühn E.R. (1989). Developmental changes in the corticosterone response to corticotrophin and in the adrenal corticosterone content of rapid and slow growing strains of chickens (Gallus domesticus). British Poultry Science 30 : 699-709.
  • Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1989). Alterations in thyroid hormone physiology induced by temperature and feeding in newly hatched chickens. Acta Physiol. Pol. 39 : 380-394.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Michielsen R., Darras V.M., Buonomo F.C., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (1989). Effect of the sex-linked dwarf gene on thyrotrophic and somatotrophic axes in the chick embryo. Reprod. Nutr. Dévelop. 29 : 219-226.
  • Iqbal A., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Abd El Azim A. (1989). Plasma iodohormone concentrations in early and late hatched chicks incubated at different temperatures. Med. Sci. Res. 17 : 269-270.
  • Iqbal A., Kühn E.R. & Decuypere E. (1989). Somatostatin inhibits thyroxine release from the thyroid gland of chick embryo. Med. Sci. Res. 17 : 427-428.
  • Kühn E.R., Huybrechts L.M., Vanderpooten A. & Berghman L. (1989). A decreased capacity of hepatic growth hormone (GH) receptors and failure of thyrotrophin-releasing hormone to stimulate the peripheral conversion of thyroxine into triiodothyronine in sex-linked dwarf broiler hens. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 29 : 461-467.
  • Kühn E.R. & Jacobs G.F.M. Metamorphosis. In : Developmental Biology of the Axolotl. Eds. Armstrong, J.B. & Malacinski, G.M. Oxford University Press 1989, 187-197.
  • Meeuwis R., Michielsen R., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1989). Thyrotropic activity of the ovine corticotropin-releasing factor in the chick embryo. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 76 : 357-363.
  • Peeters R., Buys N. & Kühn E.R. (1989). A simultaneous stimulation of the peroxidase activity in the thyroid gland and the hepatic monodeiodination, associated with a decrease in hepatic thiol groups, during chronic cold exposure in rats. J. therm. Biol. 14: 103-107.
  • Peeters R., Buys N., Pauwels I., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Siau O. & Van Isterdael J. (1989). Relationship between the thyroidal and gonadal axes during the estrous cycle of ewes of different breeds and ages. Reprod. Nutr. Dev. 29 : 237-245.
  • Tixier-Boichard M., Huybrechts L.M., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Charrier J. & Mongin P. (1989). Physiological studies on the sex-linked dwarfism of the fowl: a review on the search for the gene's primary effect. Genet. Sel. Evol. 21 : 217-234.
  • Vanderpooten A., Dewil E., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1989). The effect of fasting on the growth hormone receptor in liver membranes of adult chickens. Med. Sci. Res. 17 : 1031-1032.
  • Vandorpe G. & Kühn E.R. (1989). Estradiol-17 ß silastic implants in female Rana ridibunda depress thyroid hormone concentrations in plasma and the in vitro 5'-monodeiodination activity of kidney homogenates. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 76 : 341-345.
     

1988

  • Berghman L.R., Van Beeumen J., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Vandesande F. (1988). One step purification of chicken growth hormone from a crude pituitary extract by use of a monoclonal immunoadsorbent. J. Endocr. 118 : 381-387.
  • Decuypere E., Iqbal A., Michels H., Kühn E.R., Schneider R. & Abd El Azeem A. (1988). Thyroid hormone response to thyrotropin releasing hormone after cold treatment during pre- and postnatal development in the domestic fowl. Horm. metabol. Res. 20 : 484-489.
  • Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1988). Thyroid hormone physiology in Galliformes: age and strain related changes in physiological control. Amer. Zool. 28 : 401-415.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Michielsen R., Darras V.M., Berghman L.R., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1988). Effect of a methimazole induced hypothyroidism on a growth hormone induced insulin-like growth factor I response in normal and sex-linked dwarf domestic fowl. Med. Sci. Res. 16: 85-86.
  • Ifuta N.B., Gevaerts H. & Kühn E.R. (1988). Thyroid hormones, testosterone, and estradiol-17 ß in plasma of Epomops franqueti (Tomes, 1860) (Chiroptera) in the rain forest of the equator. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 69: 378-380.
  • Jacobs G.F.M., Goyvaerts M.P., Vandorpe G., Quaghebeur A.M.L. & Kühn E.R. (1988). Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone as a potent stimulator of the thyroidal axis in ranid frogs. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 70 : 274-283.
  • Jacobs G.F.M. & Kühn E.R. (1988). Luteinizing hormone-releasing hormone induces thyroxine release together with testosterone in the neotenic axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 71 : 502-505.
  • Jacobs G.F.M., Michielsen R.P.A. & Kühn E.R. (1988). Thyroxine and triiodothyronine in plasma and thyroids of the neotenic and metamorphosed axolotl Ambystoma mexicanum: influence of TRH injections. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 70 : 145-151.
  • Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Iqbal A., Luysterborgh D. & Michielsen R. (1988). Thyrotropic and peripheral activities of thyrotrophin and thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in the chick embryo and adult chicken. Horm. metabol. Res. 20 : 158-162.
  • Kühn E.R., Vanderpooten A., Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Darras V. & Sharp P.J. (1988). Hypothalamic hormones that release growth hormone stimulate hepatic 5'-monodeiodination activity in the chick embryo. J. Endocr. 118 : 233-236.
     

1987

  • Berghman L.R., Lens P., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Vandesande F. (1987). Glycosylated chicken growth hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 68: 408-414.
  • Buyse J., Decuypere E., Sharp P.J., Huybrechts L.M., Kühn E.R. & Whitehead C. (1987). Effect of corticosterone on circulating concentrations of corticosterone, prolactin, thyroid hormones and somatomedin C on fattening in broilers selected for high or low fat content. J. Endocr. 112: 229-237.
  • Decuypere E., Buyse J., Scanes C.G., Huybrechts L. & Kühn E.R. (1987). Effects of hyper- or hypothyroid status on growth, adiposity and levels of growth hormone, somatomedin C and thyroid metabolism in broiler chickens. Reprod. Nutr. Dévelop. 27 (2B): 555-565.
  • Hoshino S., Huybrechts L.M., Darras V.M., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1987). Thyrotrophic and peripheral activity of estradiol in the chick embryo. Med. Sci. Res. 15: 1409-1410.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Mérat P. & Scanes C.G. (1987). Plasma concentrations of growth hormone and somatomedin C in dwarf and normal chickens. Reprod. Nutr. Dévelop. 27 (2B): 547-553.
  • Iqbal A., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Abd El Azim A. (1987). Abolition of thyroid hormone response to thyrotropin releasing hormone after heat stress in young chickens. Med. Sci. Res. 15: 441.
  • Iqbal A., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Schneider R., Verheyen G. & Huybrechts L.M. (1987). The influence of methimazole on the thyrotrophic and peripheral activity of thyrotrophin and thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in the chick embryo and growing chicken. Domest. Anim. Endocrinol. 4 (4): 291-298.
  • Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Iqbal A., Luysterborgh D. & Michielsen R. (1987). A comparison between the thyrotrophic and peripheral activities of thyrotrophin and thyrotrophin-releasing hormone in the chick embryo and adult chicken. Med. Sci. Res. 15: 431-432.
  • Kühn E.R., Gevaerts H., Jacobs G. & Vandorpe G. (1987). Reproductive cycle, thyroxine and corticosterone in females of the giant swamp frog Dicroglossus occipitalis at the Equator. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 66: 137-144.
  • Kühn E.R., Gevaerts H., Vandorpe G. & Jacobs G.F.M. (1987). Plasma concentrations of testosterone and thyroxine in males of the giant swamp frog Dicroglossus occipitalis at the Equator. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 68: 492-493.
  • Kühn E.R., Verheyen G., Chiasson R.B., Huts C., Huybrechts L., Van den Steen P. & Decuypere E. (1987). Growth hormone stimulates the peripheral conversion of thyroxine into triiodothyronine by increasing the liver 5'-monodeiodinase activity in the fasted and normal fed chicken. Horm. metabol. Res. 19: 304-308.
  • Minten J., Devos P., Kühn E.R., De Roo M. & De Geest H. (1987). Short communication. Half-life of thyroxine in dogs: explanation for the diurnal plasma level variations ? Chron. Int. 4: 127-128.
  • Scanes C.G., Hart L.E., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1987). Endocrinology of the avian embryo: an overview. J. Exp. Zool., supplement 1: 253-264.
  • Vandorpe G., Jacobs G.F.M. & Kühn E.R. (1987). Seasonal changes of the 5'-monodeiodination activity in kidney and skin homogenates of male Rana ridibunda: relation to plasma thyroxine (T4) and testosterone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 68: 163-169.
  • Verheyen G., Decuypere E., Chiasson R.B., Vervloesem J., Kühn E.R. & Michels H. (1987). Effect of exogenous LH on plasma concentrations of progesterone and oestradiol in relation to the cessation of egg laying induced by different moulting methods. J. Reprod. Fert. 81: 13-21.

1986

  • Cambré M.L., Verdonck W., Ollevier F., Vandesande F., Batten T.F.C. & Kühn E.R. (1986). Immunocytochemical identification and localization of the different cell types in the pituitary of the seabass (Dicentrarchus labrax). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 61: 368-375.
  • Darras V., Thienpont M., Stump D.C. & Collen D. (1986). Measurement of urokinase-type plasminogen activator (u-PA) with an enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) based on three murine monoclonal antibodies. Thromb. Haemost. 56: 411-414.
  • Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Michels H. (1986). Developmental aspects of hormonal changes and interactions in the chick embryo and posthatching chicken. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift 55 (2): 75-89.
  • Iqbal A., Decuypere E., Schneider R. & Kühn E.R. (1986). Thyroid hormone response to TRH after cold treatment during a critical period in the hypophyseal-thyroid axis development in the chicken. IRCS Med. Sci. 14: 401.
  • Kühn E.R. (1986). Biologische ritmen en het endocriene stelsel. Tijdschr. voor Geneeskunde 42: 1395-1401.
  • Kühn E.R. (1986). Biologische ritmen bij de mens. Tijdschr. voor Geneeskunde 42: 1403-1407.
  • Kühn E. & Burvenich Ch. (1986). Cortisol and thyroid hormones after endotoxin administration in lactating goats. Arch. int. Physiol. Biochim. 94 (2) 37-38.
  • Kühn E.R., Corneillie S. & Ollevier F. (1986). Circadian variations in plasma osmolality, electrolytes, glucose, and cortisol in carp (Cyprinus carpio). Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 61: 459-468.
  • Kühn E.R., Huybrechts L., Govaerts F., Verbeeck E. & Ollevier F. (1986). The thyroxine-stimulating activity is only present in the glycoprotein and not in the protein fraction of a carp hypophyseal homogenate. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 63: 321-327.
  • Kühn E.R., Mercken M., Artoos C. & Ide P. (1986). Inhibition of the development of dimethylbenz(a)anthracene induced mammary tumours in cold acclimated Sprague Dawley rats. Exp. Clin. Endocrinol. (Life Sci. Adv.) 5: 19-23.
  • Kühn E.R., Peeters R. & Pauwels J. (1986). Stimulation of the hepatic 5'-monodeiodination activity in the adult male rat following injection of ovine growth hormone. IRCS Med. Sci. 14: 804.
  • Kühn E.R., Van Osselaer P., Siau O., Decuypere E. & Moreels A. (1986). Thyroid function in newborn lambs: influence of prolactin and growth hormone. J. Endocr. 109: 215-219.
  • Kühn E.R., Verheyen G., Decuypere E., Huybrechts L. & Iqbal A. (1986). Growth hormone and thyrotropin releasing hormone stimulate the peripheral conversion of thyroxine into triiodothyronine and the liver 5'-monodeiodinase activity in the adult chicken. IRCS Med. Sci. 14: 479.
  • Vandeputte-Van Messom G., Kühn E.R. & Burvenich C. (1986). Differences between intracerebroventricular and intravenous administration of endotoxins on plasma cortisol and thyroid hormones in lactating goats. Arch. int. Physiol. Biochim. 94 (5): 61-62.
  • Verheyen G., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R. & Herremans M. (1986). Dissociation of the effect of thyroxine and triiodothyronine in relation to the halt, egg laying and molt in hens. Arch. exper. Vet. med. 40: 250-259.
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1985

  • Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1985). Effect of a single injection of prolactin on the serum concentrations of thyroid hormones and corticosterone and liver monodeiodinase in the domestic fowl before and after hatching. J. Endocr. 104: 363-366.
  • Decuypere E., Peczely P., Muray T., Balthazart Y., Michels H. & Kühn E.R. (1985). Long-term effect of incubation temperatures on production parameters and changes in luteinizing hormone and gonadal steroids during the onset of lay in the hen. Poultry Sc. 64: 1785-1792.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Lauterio T.J., Scanes C.G. & Mongin P. (1985). Growth hormone secretory response to thyrotropin-releasing hormone in normal and dwarf chickens. Reprod. Nutr. Dévelop. 25: 641-645.
  • Huybrechts L.M., Decuypere E., Scanes C.G., Callewaert P., Peys E. & Kühn E.R. (1985). Human pancreatic growth hormone releasing factor stimulates growth hormone secretion in perinatal dwarf and control chickens. Horm. metabol. Res. 17: 690-691.
  • Kühn E.R., Darras V.M. & Verlinden T.M. (1985). Annual variations of thyroid reactivity following thyrotropin stimulation and circulating levels of thyroid hormones in the frog Rana ridibunda. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 57: 266-273.
  • Kühn E.R., Huybrechts L. & Bellon K. (1985). The influence of fasting on circadian plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones and prolactin in Wistar and Sprague-Dawley rats. IRCS Med. Sci. 13: 342-343.
  • Kühn E.R., Kikuyama, S., Yamamoto K. & Darras V.M. (1985). In vivo release of prolactin in Rana ridibunda following an intravenous injection of thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 60: 86-89.
  • Kühn E.R., Mercken M., Artoos C. & Ide P. (1985). Inhibition of the development of dimethylbenz(a)anthracene induced mammary tumours in cold acclimated Sprague-Dawley rats. IRCS Med. Sci. 13: 250-251.
  • Kühn E.R., Van Osselaer P., Siau O., Decuypere E. & Moreels P. (1985). Plasma concentrations of T3 and T4 are increased in newborn lambs following injection of ovine growth hormone but not of prolactin. IRCS Med. Sci. 13: 425.
  • Kühn E.R., Verheyen G., Chiasson R.B., Huts C. & Decuypere E. (1985). Ovine growth hormone reverses the fasting-induced decrease of plasma T3 in adult chickens. IRCS Med. Sci. 13: 451-452.
  • Nouwen E.J. & Kühn E.R. (1985). Volumetric control of arginine vasotocin and mesotocin release in the frog (Rana ridibunda). J. Endocr. 105: 371-377.
     

1984

  • Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1984). Difference of the in vivo responsiveness to thyrotropin stimulation between the neotenic and metamorphosed axolotl, Ambystoma mexicanum: Failure of prolactin to block the thyrotropin-induced thyroxine release. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 56: 321-325.
  • Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1984). Effect of fasting and feeding time on circadian rhythms of serum thyroid hormone concentrations, glucose, liver monodeiodinase activity and rectal temperature in growing chickens. Dom. Anim. Endocr. 1(3): 251-262.
  • Kühn E.R., Jacobs G.F.M. & Michielsen R.P.A. (1984). Thyroxine as the trigger for thyroid activation in the hibernating frog Rana ridibunda. IRCS Med. Sci. 12: 168.
  • Kühn E.R., Rudas P. & Decuypere E. (1984). Hormonal and environmental interactions on thyroid-function in the chick-embryo and posthatching chicken. J. Exp. Zool. 232: 653-658.
  • Nouwen E.J., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Michels H., Hall T.R. & Chadwick A. (1984). Effect of dehydration, haemorrhage and oviposition on serum concentrations of vasotocin, mesotocin and prolactin in the chicken. J. Endocr. 102: 345-351.

1983

  • Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1983). Effects of TRH, bovine TSH, and pituitary extracts on thyroidal T4 release in Ambystoma mexicanum. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 51: 286-291.
  • Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1983). Purification of frog (Rana ridibunda) thyrotropin and its identification using a specific and sensitive bioassay. Annls Soc. r. zool. Belg. 113 (1) : 301-308.
  • Decuypere E., Scanes C.G. & Kühn E.R. (1983). Effects of glucocorticoids on circulating concentrations of thyroxine (T4) and triiodothyronine (T3) and on peripheral monodeiodination in pre- and post-hatching chickens. Horm. metabol. Res. 15: 233-236.
  • Kühn E.R., Bellon K., Huybrechts L. & Heyns W. (1983). Endocrine differences between the Wistar and Sprague-Dawley laboratory rat: influence of cold adaptation. Horm. metabol. Res. 15: 491-498.
  • Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Hemschoote K., Berghman L. & Paulussen J. (1983). Antagonism of serum tri-iodothyronine changes after injections of prolactin in the domestic fowl before and after hatching. J. Endocr. 99: 401-407.
  • Kühn E.R., Delmotte N.M.J. & Darras V.M. (1983). Persistence of a circadian rhythmicity for thyroid hormones in plasma and thyroid of hibernating male Rana ridibunda. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 50: 383-394.
  • Nouwen E.J., Decuypere E., Michels H. & Kühn E.R. (1983). The presence of vasotocin and mesotocin in serum and the hypothalamo-neurohypophyseal axis of chick embryos before hatching and in posthatch chicks. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 50: 445-451.
  • Nouwen E.J. & Kühn E.R. (1983). Radioimmunoassay of arginine vasotocin and mesotocin in serum of the frog Rana ridibunda. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 50: 242-251.
  • Verheyen G., Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Fontaine G. & De Groote G. (1983). Effekt van verschillende methoden van geïnduceerde eilegstop op produktieparameters en serumcon-centraties van schildklierhormonen, prolactine, Ca, P, Na en proteïnen. Landbouwtijdschrift 4(46) : 1509-1532.
  • Verheyen G., Herremans M., Decuypere E. & Kühn E.R. (1983). Influence of thyroxine and triiodothyronine injections on egg laying stop and molt in hens. Annls Soc. r. zool. Belg. 113 (1) : 319-326.

1982

  • Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1982). Increased plasma levels of thyroid hormones in a frog Rana ridibunda following intravenous administration of TRH. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 48: 469-475.
  • Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Clijmans B., Nouwen E.J. & Michels H. (1982). Effect of blocking T4-monodeiodination on hatching in chickens. Poultry Sc. 61: 1194-1201.
  • Decuypere E., Kühn E.R., Clijmans B., Nouwen E.J. & Michels H. (1982). Prenatal peripheral monodeiodination in the chick embryo. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 47: 15-17.
  • Kühn E.R. (1982). Biologische ritmiciteit en hormonen. Vakblad voor Biologen 62 (16) : 304-307.
  • Kühn E.R., Bollen M. & Darras V. (1982). Fetal growth inhibition and decreased thyroid activity after injection of oestradiol benzoate into pregnant rats. J. Endocr. 93: 55-63.
  • Kühn E.R., Decuypere E., Colen L.M. & Michels H. (1982). Posthatch growth and development of a circadian rhythm for thyroid hormones in chicks incubated at different temperatures. Poultry Sc. 61: 540-549.
  • Verhoeven G., Vandoren G., Heyns W., Kühn E.R., Janssens J.P., Teuwen D., Goddeeris P., Lesaffre E. & De Moor P. (1982). Incidence, growth and oestradiol-receptor levels of 7,12-dimethylbenz(a)anthracene-induced mammary tumours in rats : effects of neonatal sex steroids and oestradiol implants. J. Endocr. 95: 357-368.

1981

  • Decuypere E., Hermans S.C., Michels H., Kühn E.R. & Verheyen J. (1981) Thermoregulatory response and thyroid hormone concentrations after cold exposure in young chicks treated with iopanoic acid and saline. Adv. Physiol. Sci. 33: 291-298.
  • Decuypere E., Michels H. & Kühn E.R. (1981). Thyroid hormones before and during the hatching process in chickens. Ann. d'Endocrin. 42: 75-76.
  • Kühn E.R. & Bollen M. (1981). Fetal growth inhibition following injection of oestradiol benzoate into pregnant rats. Ann. d'Endocrin. 42: 73-74.
  • Nouwen E.J. & Kühn E.R. (1981). Accumulation and release of vasotocin and mesotocin from the frog (Rana ridibunda) median eminence and neural lobe in response to de- and rehydration. Ann. d'Endocrin. 42: 69-70.

1980

  • Kühn E.R. (1980). Prolactinewerking bij vertebraten : lactatie en oudergedrag. Tijdschr. voor Geneeskunde 36 : 447-452.
  • Kühn E.R., Nouwen E.J., Nieuwborg L., Heyns W. & Bertiau F. (1980). Effects of neonatal treatment with oestrogen after ovariectomy on diurnal periodicities in plasma levels of prolactin, thyrotrophin and corticosterone in adult rats. J. Endocr. 86: 319-327.
  • Kühn E.R., Nouwen E.J., Sabbe G. & Nieuwborg L. (1980). Shift in acrophase of circadian prolactin plasma levels in adult female rats following neonatal ovariectomy and estrogen treatment. Neuroendocrinology 31: 343-348Decuypere E., Hermans S.C., Michels H., Kühn E.R. & Verheyen J. (1981) Thermoregulatory response and thyroid hormone concentrations after cold exposure in young chicks treated with iopanoic acid and saline. Adv. Physiol. Sci. 33: 291-298.

1979

  • Decuypere E., Nouwen E.J., Kühn E.R., Geers R. & Michels H. (1979). Differences in serum iodohormone concentration between chick embryos with and without the bill in the air chamber at different incubation temperatures. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 37: 264-267.
  • Decuypere E., Nouwen E.J., Kühn E.R., Geers R. & Michels H. (1979). Iodohormones in the serum of chick embryos and post-hatching chickens as influenced by incubation temperature. Relationship with the hatching process and thermogenesis. Ann. Biol. Anim. Biochem. Biophys. 19: 1713-1723.
  • Kühn E.R., Nouwen E.J., Nieuwborg L. & Heyns W. (1979). Circadian plasma prolactin, thyrotropin and corticosterone concentration of adult female rats neonatally castrated and injected with oil or 100µg estradiol benzoate. IRCS Med. Sci. 7: 465.
  • Kühn E.R. & Saison M. (1979). The influence of a mild cold stimulus on the release of TSH, T3, T4 and prolactin in the male rat. IRCS Med. Sci. 7: 187.
  • Reusens B., Kühn E.R. & Hoet J.J. (1979). Fetal plasma prolactin levels and fetal growth in relation to maternal CB-154 treatment in the rat. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 39: 118-120.

1978

  • Ceusters R., Darras V.M. & Kühn E.R. (1978). Difference in thyroid function between male and female frogs (Rana temporaria L.) with increasing temperature. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 36: 598-603.
  • Decuypere E., Nouwen E.J., Kühn E.R., Geers R. & Michels H. (1978). Heat production and serum concentration of thyroid hormones in the chick embryo at the end of the incubation period. IRCS Med. Sci. 6: 336.
  • Kühn E.R. & Nouwen E.J. (1978) Serum levels of triiodothyronine and thyroxine in the domestic fowl following mild cold exposure and injection of synthetic thyrotropin-releasing hormone. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 34: 336-342.
  • Reusens B., de Gasparo M., Kühn E.R. & Hoet J.J. Controlling factors of fetal nutrition. In : Carbohydrate metabolism in pregnancy and the newborn. Eds. Sutherland, H.W. & Stowers, J.M. Springer-Verlag 1978, 208-228.

1977

  •  Kühn E.R. & Sabbe G. (1977). Shift in cyclic adult pro-lactin release pattern following neonatal estrogen treatment of both castrated male and female rats. IRCS Med. Sci. 5: 193.
     

1976

  • Kühn E.R. (1976). Prolactine : Het manusje - van - alles. Vakblad voor Biologen 56 : 30-33.
  • Kühn E.R. & Engelen H. (1976). Seasonal variation in prolactin and TSH releasing activity in the hypothalamus of Rana temporaria. Gen. Comp. Endocrinol. 28: 277-282.
  • Reusens B., Hoet J.J. & Kühn E.R. (1976). Prolactin and glucose levels in fetal and maternal rat plasma. IRCS Med. Sci. 4: 325.
  • Kühn E.R. & Sabbe G. (1976). Adult diurnal blood prolactin pattern following injection of estradiol benzoate (E2B) in neonatally castrated male and female rats. IRCS Med. Sci. 4: 308.
  • Kühn E.R. & Sabbe G. (1976). Failure of neonatally administered testosterone propionate (TP) to increase pro-lactin release in male and female adult rats. IRCS Med. Sci. 4: 309.
     

1975

  • Kühn E.R. (1975). Cholinergic and adrenergic release mechanisms for vasopressin in the male rat: a study with injection of neurotransmitters and blocking agents into the third ventricle. Neuroendocrinology 16: 255-264.
  • Kühn E.R. & Vandoren G.E. (1975). Prolactin levels in serum of pregnant rats and rats rendered pseudopregnant following an infertile coïtus. IRCS Med. Sci. 3: 232.
  • Kühn E.R. & Vandoren G.E. (1975). The influence of prolactin and CB154 on electrolyte concentration of amniotic fluid in the rat. IRCS Med. Sci. 3: 246.
     

1974

  • Kühn E.R., Krulich L., Fawcett C.P. & McCann S.M. (1974). The ability of hypothalamic extracts to lower blood prolactin levels in lactating rats. Proc. Soc. exp. Biol. and Med. 146: 104-108.
  • Kühn E.R. & Lens S. (1974). Studies on the cholinergic release mechanisms for prolactin in the male rat. IRCS 2: 1532.
     

1973

  • Kühn E.R. (1973). Cholinergic and adrenergic release mechanisms of vasopressin in the male rat: effect of autonomic drugs on urine flow. IRCS (73-11) 7-8-20.
  • Kühn E.R., De Ryck L. & Wuytack F.C.M. (1973). In vivo and in vitro milk ejection activity after administration of supraphysiological doses of oxytocin in the rat. IRCS 1: 2 (73-3) 15-14-1.
  • Kühn E.R., De Ryck L. & Wuytack F.C.M. (1973). Influence of large dose of oxytocin on milk ejection and metabolic rate of rat mammary gland. J. Dairy Sc. 56: 864-868.
  • Kühn E.R., Krulich L. & McCann S.M. (1973). Influence of exogenously administered oxytocin on prolactin release in the lactating rat. Neuroendocrinology 11: 11-21.
     

1972

 

1971

  • Kühn E.R. & McCann S.M. (1971). Release of oxytocin and vasopressin in lactating rats after injection of carbachol in the third ventricle. Neuroendocrinology 8: 48-58.
  • Kühn E.R. & McCann S.M. (1971). Remming van de lactatie met hoge doses oxytocine bij de rat. Vlaams Diergeneeskundig Tijdschrift 40: 125-134.
     

1970

  • Kühn E. & McCann S.M. (1970). Injection of carbachol into the third ventricle and release of oxytocin and vasopressin in lactating rats. Arch. int. Pharmacodyn. 186: 192-193.
  • Kühn E. & McCann S.M. (1970). An inhibitory action of large doses of oxytocin on milk yield in the lactating rat. Endocrinology 87: 1266-1273.