Hajime Kitano

Molecular characterization, tissue distribution, and mRNA expression profiles of two Kiss genes in the adult male and female chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) during different gonadal stages

Sethu Selvaraj, Hajime Kitano, Yoichiro Fujinaga et al. · General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2010 · 101 citations

Life Sciences, Endocrinology, Genetics +17

Identification, characterization, and expression profiles of two subtypes of kisspeptin receptors in a scombroid fish (chub mackerel)

Hirofumi Ohga, Yoichiro Fujinaga, Sethu Selvaraj et al. · General and Comparative Endocrinology · 2013 · 53 citations

Life Sciences, Biochemistry, Molecular Biology +9

Characterization, Localization, and Stage-Dependent Gene Expression of Gonadotropin Receptors in Chub Mackerel (Scomber japonicus) Ovarian Follicles

Mitsuo Nyuji, Hajime Kitano, Akio Shimizu et al. · Biology of Reproduction · 2013 · 51 citations

Life Sciences, Developmental Biology, Endocrinology +17

Increased expression of kisspeptin and GnRH forms in the brain of scombroid fish during final ovarian maturation and ovulation

Sethu Selvaraj, Hajime Kitano, Masafumi Amano et al. · Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology · 2012 · 51 citations · Full text

Medicine, Endocrinology, Physiology +17

Subcutaneous administration of Kiss1 pentadecapeptide accelerates spermatogenesis in prepubertal male chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus)

Sethu Selvaraj, Hirofumi Ohga, Mitsuo Nyuji et al. · Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A Molecular & Integrative Physiology · 2013 · 50 citations

Medicine, Animal Sciences, Endocrinology +13