Publications

Shuto Y, Shibasaki T , Wada K , Parhar IS , Kamegai J , Sugihara H , Oikawa S , Wakabayashi I (2001).
Generation of polyclonal antisera against the growth hormone secretagogue receptor (GHS-R) Evidence that
the GHS-R esists in the hypothalamus, pituitary and stomach of rats. Life Sciences 68: 991-996. [Impact factor 2.39]
Shepherd BS, Eckert SM, ParharIS, Vijayan MM, Wakabayashi I, Hirano T, Grau EG , Chen TT (2001).
The hexapeptide KP-102 (D-Ala-D- b -Nal-Ala-Trp-D-Phe-Lys-NH 2 ) stimulates growth hormone release in a cichlid fish
(Oreochromis mossambicus). J. Endocrinology 167: R7-R10. [Impact factor 3.07]
Parhar IS , Tosaki H , Sakuma Y, Kobayashi M (2001). Sex differences in the brain of goldfish:
gonadotropin-releasing hormone and vasotocinergic neurons. Neuroscience 104 (4): 1099-1110. [Impact factor 3.43]
Cheon KW , Lee HS , Parhar IS , Kang IS (2001). Cycling human endometrium synthesizes two gene transcripts of chicken-II
gonadotropin-releasing hormone. Molecular Human Reproduction 7 (5): 447-452. [Impact factor 2.76].
Parhar IS , Tosaki H, Sakuma Y, Kobayashi M (2001) Sex differences in the brain of goldfish:
gonadotropin-releasing hormone and vasotocinergic neurons. Neuroscience 104: 1099-1110. [Impact factor 3.43]
Parhar IS , Soga T , Sakuma Y, Millar RP (2002).Spatio-temporal expression of GnRH receptor subtypes
in gonadotropes, somatotropes and lactotropes in the cichlid fish. J. Neuroendocrinology 14: 657-665. [Impact factor 2.77]
Pandolfi M, Parhar IS, Ravaglia MA, Meijide FJ, Maggese MC, Paz DA (2002) Ontogeny and distribution of gonadotropin-releasing
hormone (GnRH) neuronal systems in the brain of the cichlid fish Cichlasoma dimerus. Anat Embryol (Berl) 205: 271-281.
Parhar IS , Soga T, Sakuma Y, Millar RP (2002) Spatio-temporal expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor subtypes
in gonadotropes, somatotropes and lactotropes in the cichlid fish. J Neuroendocrinol 14: 657-665. [Impact factor 2.77]
Parhar IS (2002) Cell migration and evolutionary significance of GnRH subtypes. Prog Brain Res 141: 3-17.
Parhar IS , Soga T, Ogawa S , Sakuma Y (2003) FSH and LH-beta subunits in the preoptic nucleus: ontogenic expression in teleost.
Gen Comp Endocrinol 132: 369-378. [Impact factor 2.49]
Miranda LA , Strobl-Mazzulla PH , Strüssmann CA, Parhar IS , Somoza GM ( 2003) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone neuronal
development during the sensitive period of temperature sex determination in the pejerrey fish, Odontesthes bonariensis. Gen Comp
Endocrinol 132: 444-453. [Impact factor 2.49]
Parhar IS , Sato H, Sakuma Y (2003) Ghrelin gene in cichlid fish is modulated by sex and development. Biochem Biophys Res Commun 305: 169-175. [Impact factor 2.86]
Parhar IS , Ogawa S, Hamada T, Sakuma Y (2003) Single-cell real-time quantitative polymerase chain reaction of
immunofluorescently identified neurons of gonadotropin-releasing hormone subtypes in cichlid fish. Endocrinol 144: 3297-3300. [Impact factor 5.31]
Drennon K , Moriyama S , Kawauchi H , Small B , Silverstein J , Parhar IS , Shepherd B ( 2003). Development of an Enzyme-Linked
Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) for the Measurement of Plasma Growth Hormone (GH) Levels in Channel Catfish (Ictalurus punctatus):
Assessment of environmental salinity and GH-secretagogues on Plasma GH Levels. Gen Com p Endocrinol 133: 314-322. [Impact factor 2.49]
Ogawa S, Soga T, Sakuma Y, Parhar IS (2003) Modulation of GnRH subtypes by social stress and aggressive behavior. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28.: 49-50.
Parhar IS (2003) Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors: neuroendocrine regulators and neuromodulators. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28: 13-18.
Parhar IS (2003) Ontogeny and functional differentiation of GnRH neural systems in the salmonid brain. International Review Cytology (invited review).
Parhar IS , Ogawa S, Sakuma Y (2004) Laser-captured single digoxigenin-labeled neurons of gonadotropin-releasing hormone types
reveal a novel G protein-coupled receptor (Gpr54) during maturation in cichlid fish. Endocrinol 145: 3613-3618 . [Impact factor 5.31]
Uchida H, Ogawa S, Harada M, Matushita M, Iwata M, Sakuma Y, Parhar IS (2005) The olfactory organ modulates gonadotropin-releasing
hormone types and nest building behavior in the tilapia Oreochromis niloticus. J Neurobiol 65: 1-11. [Impact factor 9.29]
Soga T, Ogawa S, Millar RP, Sakuma Y, Parhar IS (2005) Localization of the three GnRH types and GnRH receptors in the brain of a cichlid fish:
Insights into their neuroendocrine and neuromodulator functions. J Comp Neurol 487: 28-41. [Impact factor 3.86]
Pa rh ar IS , Soga T, Ogawa S, Ogawa S, Pfaff DW, Sakuma Y (2005) Nonmammalian gonadotropin-releasing hormone molecules in the brain
of promoter transgenic rats. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102: 5880-5885. [Impact factor 10.23]
Parhar IS , Ogawa S, Sakuma Y (2005) Three GnRH receptor types in laser captured single cells of the cichlid pituitary display cellular and functional
heterogeneity. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A 102: 2204-2209. [Impact factor 10.23]
Kitahashi T, Sato H, Sakuma Y, Parhar IS (2005) Cloning and functional analysis of promoters of three GnRH genes in a cichlid.
Biochem Biophys Res Commun 336: 536-543. [Impact factor 2.86].
Parhar IS (2005) GnRH and GPCR: Laser-captured single cell gene profiling. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 31: 153-156.
Ogawa S, Akiyama G, Kato S, Soga T, Sakuma Y, Parhar IS (2006) Immunoneutralization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone type-III
suppresses male reproductive behavior of cichlids. Neurosci Lett 403: 201-205. [Impact factor 2.09]
Kijkuokool P, Parhar IS, Malaivijitnond S (2006) Genistein enhances N - nitrosomethylurea-induced rat mammary tumorigenesis. Cancer Lett 242: 53-59.
Shepherd BS, Johnson JK, Silverstein JT, Parhar IS, Vijayan MM, McGuire A, Weber GM (2006) Endocrine and orexigenic actions of
growth hormone secretagogues in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp Biochem Physiol 146: 390-399.
Qiu CH, Shimokawa N, Iwasaki T, Parhar IS, Koibuchi N (2007) Alteration of cerebellar neurotrophin mRNAs and the lack of TR
augmentation by staggerer type ROR {alpha} mutation. Endocrinology 148: 1745-1753 . [Impact factor 5.31]
Shepherd BS, Johnson JK, Silverstein JT, Parhar IS, Vijayan MM, McGuire A, Weber GM (2007) Endocrine and orexigenic actions
of growth hormone secretagogues in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 146: 390-399.

Book

Comparative biology of GnRH (molecules and receptors), Parhar IS (eds). Progress in Brain Research, Vol. 141, 2002, Elsevier, Amsterdam.