Fran Ebling

Professor of Neuroendocrinology, Faculty of Medicine & Health Sciences

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I am currently Director of the BSc and MSci Neuroscience degrees. I convene a module on Neuroendocrinology (B12409) in year 2 of this course, and contribute to several other modules including… read more

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MURPHY M, JETHWA PH, WARNER A, BARRETT P, NILAWEERA KN, BRAMELD JM and EBLING FJP, 2012. Effects Of Manipulating Hypothalamic Triiodothyronine Concentrations On Seasonal Body Weight And Torpor Cycles In Siberian Hamsters. Endocrinology. 153(1), 101-112
JETHWA, PREETI H, WARNER, AMY, FOWLER, MAXINE J, MURPHY, MICHELLE, DE BACKER, MARIJKE W, ADAN, ROGER A H, BARRETT, PERRY, BRAMELD, JOHN M and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2010. Short-days induce weight loss in Siberian hamsters despite overexpression of the agouti-related peptide (AgRP) gene. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 22, 564-575
WARNER, AMY, JETHWA, PREETI H, WYSE, CATHERINE A, I'ANSON, HELEN, BRAMELD, JOHN M and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2010. Effects of photoperiod on daily locomotor activity, energy expenditure and feeding behavior in a seasonal mammal. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. 298, R1409-R1416
GARDINER JV, BATAVELJIC A, PATEL NA, BEWICK GA, ROY D, CAMPBELL D, GREENWOOD HC, MURPHY KG, HAMEED S, JETHWA PH, EBLING FJP, VICKERS SP, CHEETHAM S, GHATEI MA, BLOOM SR, DHILLO WS., 2010. Prokineticin 2 is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that potently inhibits food intake. Diabetes. 59(2), 397-406

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Current Research Group

Matei Bolborea, Ph.D. Post doctoral research associate BBSRC project grant
Maxine Fowler, Ph.D. Research Technician BBSRC project grant / HEFCE
Amy Warner, Ph.D. Post doctoral research associate BBSRC project grant
Michelle Murphy, B.Sc. BBSRC Targetted Priority Area studentship
Ricardo Samms, B.Sc. BBSRC DTA quota studentship

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I am currently Director of the BSc and MSci Neuroscience degrees.
I convene a module on Neuroendocrinology (B12409) in year 2 of this course, and contribute to several other modules including Autonomic Neurophysiology and Pharmacology, Current Topics in Neuroscience, and Neuroscience Laboratory Studies.
I supervise five final year BSc/MSci Neuroscience Honours Research Projects.
As Director I chair the Neuroscience Teaching Groups and sit on the School of Biomedical Sciences Teaching Committee.
In Medicine, I convene a module on Excitable Tissues (A11EXT) in year 1 of the preclinical course, and contribute to several other modules including Disorders of Developments, Functional and Behavioural Neuroscience, Research Methods, and to laboratory classes associated with Year 1 and 2 modules.
I supervise two final year BMedSci Honours Research Projects in the Autumn semester.
I sit on the Medical Teaching Group in the School of Biomedical Sciences, and on the MSTG.

Current Research

The overall aim of my research programme is to understand the hypothalamic control of energy metabolism and reproductive maturation. Projects exploit seasonal cycles in body weight in the Siberian hamster and transgenic mice as models to understand long-term regulation of caloric intake and expenditure. Current foci are on the role of hypothalamic thyroid hormone availability in regulating metabolism and the role of tanycytes as energy sensors and regulators of hypothalamic function.

MURPHY M, JETHWA PH, WARNER A, BARRETT P, NILAWEERA KN, BRAMELD JM and EBLING FJP, 2012. Effects Of Manipulating Hypothalamic Triiodothyronine Concentrations On Seasonal Body Weight And Torpor Cycles In Siberian Hamsters. Endocrinology. 153(1), 101-112
NILAWEERA, KANISHKA, HERWIG, ANNIKA, BOLBOREA, MATEI, CAMPBELL, GILL, MAYER, CLAUS D, MORGAN, PETER J, EBLING, FRANCIS J P and BARRETT, PERRY, 2011. Photoperiodic regulation of glycogen metabolism, glycolysis, and glutamine synthesis in tanycytes of the Siberian hamster suggests novel roles of tanycytes in hypothalamic function. Glia. 59, 1695-1705
MURPHY, MICHELLE and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2011. The role of hypothalamic tri-iodothyronine availability in seasonal regulation of energy balance and body weight. Journal of thyroid research. 2011, 387562
I'ANSON, HELEN, JETHWA, PREETI H, WARNER, AMY and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2011. Histaminergic regulation of seasonal metabolic rhythms in Siberian hamsters. Physiology & behavior. 103(3-4), 268-78
WARNER, AMY, JETHWA, PREETI H, WYSE, CATHERINE A, I'ANSON, HELEN, BRAMELD, JOHN M and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2010. Effects of photoperiod on daily locomotor activity, energy expenditure and feeding behavior in a seasonal mammal. American Journal of Physiology. Regulatory, integrative and comparative physiology. 298, R1409-R1416
JETHWA, PREETI H, WARNER, AMY, FOWLER, MAXINE J, MURPHY, MICHELLE, DE BACKER, MARIJKE W, ADAN, ROGER A H, BARRETT, PERRY, BRAMELD, JOHN M and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2010. Short-days induce weight loss in Siberian hamsters despite overexpression of the agouti-related peptide (AgRP) gene. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 22, 564-575
GARDINER JV, BATAVELJIC A, PATEL NA, BEWICK GA, ROY D, CAMPBELL D, GREENWOOD HC, MURPHY KG, HAMEED S, JETHWA PH, EBLING FJP, VICKERS SP, CHEETHAM S, GHATEI MA, BLOOM SR, DHILLO WS., 2010. Prokineticin 2 is a hypothalamic neuropeptide that potently inhibits food intake. Diabetes. 59(2), 397-406
EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2010. Photoperiodic regulation of puberty in seasonal species. Molecular and cellular endocrinology. 324(1-2), 95-101
JAMES, EMMA L, PEACOCK, VERONIQUE A H, EBLING, FRANCIS J P and BROWN, ANGUS M, 2010. Morphological and electrophysiological characterization of the adult Siberian hamster optic nerve. Anatomical science international / Japanese Association of Anatomists. 85(4), 214-223
WARD, DANIEL R, DEAR, FIONA M, WARD, IAN A, ANDERSON, SUSAN I, SPERGEL, DANIEL J, SMITH, PAUL A and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2009. Innervation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons by peptidergic neurons conveying circadian or energy balance information in the mouse. PLoS ONE. 4, e5322
JETHWA, PREETI H, BARRETT, PERRY, TURNBULL, YVONNE, ENRIGHT, RACHEL A, WARNER, AMY, MURPHY, MICHELLE and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2009. The role of histamine 3 receptors in the control of food intake in a seasonal model of obesity: the Siberian hamster. Behavioural pharmacology. 20, 155-65
NILAWEERA, K N, ARCHER, Z A, CAMPBELL, G, MAYER, C-D, BALIK, A, ROSS, A W, MERCER, J G, EBLING, F J P, MORGAN, P J and BARRETT, P, 2009. Photoperiod regulates genes encoding melanocortin 3 and serotonin receptors and secretogranins in the dorsomedial posterior arcuate of the Siberian hamster. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 21(2), 123-31
MAYWOOD, ELIZABETH S, CHAHAD-EHLERS, SAMIRA, GARABETTE, MARTINE L, PRITCHARD, CLAIRE, UNDERHILL, PHILLIP, GREENFIELD, ANDREW, EBLING, FRANCIS J P, AKHTAR, RUTH A, KYRIACOU, CHARALAMBOS P and HASTINGS, MI, 2009. Differential testicular gene expression in seasonal fertility. Journal of biological rhythms. 24(2), 114-25
SLACK, M D, HEWITT, K N, EBLING, F J P and CASSADAY, H J, 2009. Sex differences in emotionality in C3H/HeH mice, with hypogonadal mutant to distinguish activational effects of gonadal hormones. Physiology and Behavior. 96, 30-6
BAINES, H., NWAGWU, M.O., HASTIE, G.R., WILES, R.A., MAYHEW, T.M. and EBLING, F.J.P., 2008. Effects of estradiol and FSH on maturation of the testis in the hypogonadal (hpg) mouse. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 6, 4
JETHWA, PREETI H. and EBLING, FRANCIS J.P., 2008. Role of VGF-Derived Peptides in the Control of Food Intake, Body Weight and Reproduction. Neuroendocrinology. 80-87
GILLAM,L., MCDONALD,R., EBLING, F.J.P. and MAYHEW, T.M., 2008. Human 2D (index) and 4D (ring) finger lengths and ratios: cross-sectional data on linear growth patterns, sexual dimorphism and lateral asymmetry from 4 to 60 years of age. Journal of Anatomy. 213, 325-335
JETHWA, PREETI H, I'ANSON, HELEN, WARNER, AMY, PROSSER, HAYDEN M, HASTINGS, MICHAEL H, MAYWOOD, ELIZABETH S and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2008. Loss of prokineticin receptor 2 signaling predisposes mice to torpor. American Journal of Physiology: Regulatory, Integrative and Comparative Physiology. 294(6), R1968-79
EBLING, F J P and BARRETT, P, 2008. The regulation of seasonal changes in food intake and body weight. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 20(6), 827-33
EBLING, F J P, WILSON, D, WOOD, J, HUGHES, D, MERCER, J G, MORGAN, P J and BARRETT, P, 2008. The thyrotropin-releasing hormone secretory system in the hypothalamus of the Siberian hamster in long and short photoperiods. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 20, 576-86
EBLING, FRANCIS J P and LUCKMAN, SIMON M, 2008. RFAmide-related peptide: another sexy peptide? Endocrinology. 149(3), 899-901
JETHWA, P.H., WARNER, A., NILAWEERA, K.N., BRAMELD, J.M., KEYTE, J.W., CARTER, W.G., BOLTON, N., BRUGGRABER, M., MORGAN, P.J., BARRETT, P. and EBLING, F.J.P., 2007. VGF-derived peptide, TLQP-21, regulates food intake and body weight in Siberian hamsters Endocrinology. 148(8), 4044-4055
SCHUHLER, S., WARNER, A., FINNEY, N, BENNETT, G.W., EBLING, F.J.P. and BRAMELD, J.M., 2007. Thyrotrophin-releasing hormone decreases feeding and increases body temperature, activity and oxygen consumption in Siberian hamsters. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 19(4), 239-49
BARRETT,P, EBLING,F.J.P., SCHUHLER,S., WILSON,D, ROSS,A.W, WARNER,A., JETHWA,P.J., BOELEN,A., VISSER,T.J., OZANNE,S., ARCHER,Z.A., MERCER,J.G. and MORGAN,P.J., 2007. Hypothalamic thyroid hormone catabolism acts as a gatekeeper for the seasonal control of body weight and reproduction. Endocrinology. 148, 3608-3617
PROSSER,H., BRADLEY,A., CHESHAM,J.E., EBLING,F.J., HASTINGS,M.H and MAYWOOD,E.S., 2007. Prokineticin receptor 2 (Prokr2) is essential for the regulation of circadian behavior by the suprachiasmatic nuclei. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, USA. 104, 648-653
MAYHEW, T M, GILLAM, L, MCDONALD, R and EBLING, F J P, 2007. Human 2D (index) and 4D (ring) digit lengths: their variation and relationships during the menstrual cycle. Journal of Anatomy. 211(5), 630-8
WAGNER, GABRIELA C, JOHNSTON, JONATHAN D, TOURNIER, BENJAMIN B, EBLING, FRANCIS J P and HAZLERIGG, DAVID G, 2007. Melatonin induces gene-specific effects on rhythmic mRNA expression in the pars tuberalis of the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). The European journal of neuroscience. 25(2), 485-90
SCHUHLER, SANDRINE and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2006. Role of melanocortin in the long-term regulation of energy balance: lessons from a seasonal model. Peptides. 27(2), 301-9
BARRETT, PERRY, IVANOVA, ELENA, GRAHAM, E SCOTT, ROSS, ALEXANDER W, WILSON, DANA, PLÉ, HELENE, MERCER, JULIAN G, EBLING, FRANCIS J, SCHUHLER, SANDRINE, DUPRÉ, SANDRINE M, LOUDON, ANDREW and MORGAN PETER J, 2006. Photoperiodic regulation of cellular retinoic acid-binding protein 1, GPR50 and nestin in tanycytes of the third ventricle ependymal layer of the Siberian hamster. The Journal of endocrinology. 191(3), 687-98
DAVIES, J S, THOMPSON, N M, CHRISTIAN, H C, PINILLA, L, EBLING, F J P, TENA-SEMPERE, M and WELLS, T, 2006. Hypothalamic expression of human growth hormone induces post-pubertal hypergonadotrophism in male transgenic growth retarded rats. Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 18(10), 719-31
HASTINGS, MICHAEL H and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2006. Hibernation proteins: preparing for life in the freezer. Cell. 125(1), 21-3
EBLING, FRANCIS J P, NWAGWU, MARGARET O, BAINES, HELEN, MYERS, MICHELLE and KERR, JEFFREY B, 2006. The hypogonadal (hpg) mouse as a model to investigate the estrogenic regulation of spermatogenesis *. Human Fertility. 9(3), 127-35
SCHUHLER, S., CLARK, A., JOSEPH, W., PATEL, A., LEHNEN, K., STRATFORD, E., HORAN, T. L., FONE, K. C. F. and EBLING, F. J. P, 2005. Involvement of 5-HT2C receptors in the regulation of food intake in siberian hamsters Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 17(5), 276-285
BAINES, H., NWAGWU, M. O., FURNEAUX, E. C., STEWART, J., KERR, J. B., MAYHEW, T. M. and EBLING, F. J. P., 2005. Estrogenic induction of spermatogenesis in the hypogonadal (hpg) mouse: role of androgens Reproduction. 130(5), 643-654
HAZLERIGG, D. G., EBLING, F. J. and JOHNSTON, J. D., 2005. Photoperiod differentially regulates gene expression rhythms in the rostral and caudal SCN Current Biology. VOL 15(NUMBER 12), R449-R450
NWAGWU, MARGARET O, BAINES, HELEN, KERR, JEFFREY B and EBLING, FRANCIS J P, 2005. Neonatal androgenization of hypogonadal (hpg) male mice does not abolish estradiol-induced FSH production and spermatogenesis. Reproductive Biology and Endocrinology. 3, 48
MYERS, M., EBLING, F. J., NWAGWU, M., BOULTON, R., WADHWA, K., STEWART, J. and KERR, J. B., 2005. Atypical development of Sertoli cells and impairment of spermatogenesis in the hypogonadal (hpg) mouse Journal of Anatomy. VOL 207(NUMBER 6), 797-811
EBLING, F. J. P., 2005. The neuroendocrine timing of puberty Reproduction. VOL 129(NUMB 6), 675-683
JOHNSTON, J. D., EBLING, F. J. and HAZLERIGG, D. G., 2005. Photoperiod regulates multiple gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nuclei and pars tuberalis of the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus) European Journal of Neuroscience. VOL 21(NUMBER 11), 2967-2974
BARRETT, PERRY, ROSS, ALEXANDER W, BALIK, ALES, LITTLEWOOD, PAULINE A, MERCER, JULIAN G, MOAR, KIM M, SALLMEN, TINA, KASLIN, JAN, PANULA, PERTTI, SCHUHLER, SANDRINE, EBLING, FRANCIS J, UBEAUD, CAROLINE and MORGAN, PETER J, 2005. Photoperiodic regulation of histamine H3 receptor and VGF messenger ribonucleic acid in the arcuate nucleus of the Siberian hamster. Endocrinology. 146(4), 1930-9
CRONIN, A. S., HORAN, T. L., SPERGEL, D. J., BROOKS, A. N., HASTINGS, M. H. and EBLING, F. J. P., 2004. Neurotrophic effects of BDNF on embryonic gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) neurons European Journal of Neuroscience. 20(2), 338-344
SCHUHLER, S., HORAN, T. L., HASTINGS, M. H., MERCER, J. G., MORGAN, P. J. and EBLING, F. J., 2004. Feeding and behavioural effects of central administration of the melanocortin 3/4-R antagonist SHU9119 in obese and lean Siberian hamsters Behavioural Brain Research. VOL 152(NUMB 2), 177-185
MYERS, M., BRITT, K. L., WREFORD, N. G. M., EBLING, F. J. P. and KERR, J. B., 2004. Methods for quantifying follicular numbers within the mouse ovary Reproduction. VOL 127(PART 5), 569-580
ROSS, A. W., WEBSTER, C. A., MERCER, J. G., MOAR, K. M., EBLING, F. J., SCHUHLER, S., BARRETT, P. and MORGAN, P. J., 2004. Photoperiodic Regulation of Hypothalamic Retinoid Signaling: Association of Retinoid X Receptor gamma with Body Weight Endocrinology. VOL 145(PART 1), 13-20
SCHUHLER, S., HORAN, T. L., HASTINGS, M. H., MERCER, J. G., MORGAN, P. J. and EBLING, F. J. P., 2003. Decrease of food intake by MC4-R agonist MTII in Siberian hamsters in long and short photoperiods American Journal of Physiology. 284(1), R227-R232
STEWARD, C. A., HORAN, T. L., SCHUHLER, S., BENNETT, G. W. and EBLING, F. J. P., 2003. Central administration of thyrotropin releasing hormone (TRH) and related peptides inhibits feeding behavior in the Siberian hamster NeuroReport. 14(5), 687-692
JOHNSTON, J. D., MESSAGER, S., EBLING, F. J. P., WILLIAMS, L. M., BARRETT, P. and HAZLERIGG, D. G., 2003. Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone drives melatonin receptor down-regulation in the developing pituitary gland Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. VOL 100(PART 5), 2831-2835
ROUSSEAU, K., ATCHA, Z., CAGAMPANG, F. R. A., LE ROUZIC, P., STIRLAND, J. A., IVANOV, T. R., EBLING, F. J. P., KLINGENSPOR, M. and LOUDON, A. S. I., 2002. Photoperiodic Regulation of Leptin Resistance in the Seasonally Breeding Siberian Hamster (Phodopus sungorus) Endocrinology. VOL 143(PART 8), 3083-3095
ROBSON, A. J., ROUSSEAU, K., LOUDON, A. S. I. and EBLING, F. J. P., 2002. Cocaine and Amphetamine-Regulated Transcript mRNA Regulation in the Hypothalamus in Lean and Obese Rodents Journal of Neuroendocrinology. VOL 14(PART 9), 697-710
LESLIE, R. A., SANDERS, S. J., ANDERSON, S. I., SCHUHLER, S., HORAN, T. L. and EBLING, F. J., 2001. Appositions between cocaine and amphetamine-related transcript- and gonadotropin releasing hormone-immunoreactive neurons in the hypothalamus of the Siberian hamster Neuroscience Letters. VOL 314(NUMBER 3), 111-114
NUESSLEIN-HILDESHEIM, B, O'BRIEN, J A, EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S and HASTINGS, M H, 2000. The circadian cycle of mPER clock gene products in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the siberian hamster encodes both daily and seasonal time. The European journal of neuroscience. 12(8), 2856-64
EBLING, F J and CRONIN, A S, 2000. The neurobiology of reproductive development. Neuroreport. 11(16), R23-33
EBLING, F J, BROOKS, A N, CRONIN, A S, FORD, H and KERR, J B, 2000. Estrogenic induction of spermatogenesis in the hypogonadal mouse. Endocrinology. 141(8), 2861-9
FORD, H and EBLING, F J, 2000. Glutamatergic regulation of gonadotropin releasing hormone mRNA levels during development in the mouse. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 12(10), 1027-33
ATCHA, Z, CAGAMPANG, F R, STIRLAND, J A, MORRIS, I D, BROOKS, A N, EBLING, F J, KLINGENSPOR, M and LOUDON, A S, 2000. Leptin acts on metabolism in a photoperiod-dependent manner, but has no effect on reproductive function in the seasonally breeding Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Endocrinology. 141(11), 4128-35
DUFFIELD, G E, MCNULTY, S and EBLING, F J, 1999. Anatomical and functional characterisation of a dopaminergic system in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the neonatal Siberian hamster. The Journal of comparative neurology. 408(1), 73-96
REDDY, A B, CRONIN, A S, FORD, H and EBLING, F J, 1999. Seasonal regulation of food intake and body weight in the male Siberian hamster: studies of hypothalamic orexin (hypocretin), neuropeptide Y (NPY) and pro-opiomelanocortin (POMC). The European journal of neuroscience. 11(9), 3255-64
EBLING, F J and CRONIN, A S, 1998. Manipulations of glutamatergic (N-methyl-D-aspartate receptor) neurotransmission alter the rate of photoperiodically regulated sexual maturation in the male Siberian hamster. Biology of reproduction. 58(1), 1-7
DUFFIELD, G E and EBLING, F J, 1998. Maternal entrainment of the developing circadian system in the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Journal of biological rhythms. 13(4), 315-29
DUFFIELD, G E, HASTINGS, M H and EBLING, F J, 1998. Investigation into the regulation of the circadian system by dopamine and melatonin in the adult Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). Journal of neuroendocrinology. 10(11), 871-84
HASTINGS, M H, DUFFIELD, G E, SMITH, E J, MAYWOOD, E S and EBLING, F J, 1998. Entrainment of the circadian system of mammals by nonphotic cues. Chronobiology international. 15(5), 425-45
EBLING, F J, CRONIN, A S and HASTINGS, M H, 1998. Resistance of gonadotropin-releasing hormone neurons to glutamatergic neurotoxicity. Brain research bulletin. 47(6), 575-84
EBLING, F J, ARTHURS, O J, TURNEY, B W and CRONIN, A S, 1998. Seasonal neuroendocrine rhythms in the male Siberian hamster persist after monosodium glutamate-induced lesions of the arcuate nucleus in the neonatal period. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 10(9), 701-12
HASTINGS, M H, DUFFIELD, G E, EBLING, F J, KIDD, A, MAYWOOD, E S and SCHUROV, I, 1997. Non-photic signalling in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Biology of the cell / under the auspices of the European Cell Biology Organization. 89(8), 495-503
CHEVERTON JOHN K, EBLING FRANCIS J P, 1997. Datalogging circadian behaviour patterns in hamsters Journal of Biological Education. 31, 11-16
EBLING, F J, 1996. The role of glutamate in the photic regulation of the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Progress in neurobiology. 50(2-3), 109-32
EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, MEHTA, M, HANCOCK, D C, MCNULTY, S, DE BONO, J, BRAY, S J and HASTINGS, M H, 1996. FosB in the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the Syrian and Siberian hamster. Brain research bulletin. 41(5), 257-68
SUMOVA, A, MAYWOOD, E S, SELVAGE, D, EBLING, F J and HASTINGS, M H, 1996. Serotonergic antagonists impair arousal-induced phase shifts of the circadian system of the syrian hamster. Brain research. 709(1), 88-96
HASTINGS, M H, BEST, J D, EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, MCNULTY, S, SCHUROV, I, SELVAGE, D, SLOPER, P and SMITH, K L, 1996. Entrainment of the circadian clock. Progress in brain research. 111, 147-74
MAYWOOD, E S, BITTMAN, E L, EBLING, F J, BARRETT, P, MORGAN, P and HASTINGS, M H, 1995. Regional distribution of iodomelatonin binding sites within the suprachiasmatic nucleus of the Syrian hamster and the Siberian hamster. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 7(3), 215-23
DUFFIELD, G E, DICKERSON, J M, ALEXANDER, I H and EBLING, F J, 1995. Ontogeny of a photic response in the suprachiasmatic nucleus in the Siberian hamster (Phodopus sungorus). The European journal of neuroscience. 7(5), 1089-96
MIKKELSEN, J D, LARSEN, P J, MICK, G, VRANG, N, EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, HASTINGS, M H and MØLLER, M, 1995. Gating of retinal inputs through the suprachiasmatic nucleus: role of excitatory neurotransmission. Neurochemistry international. 27(3), 263-72
HASTINGS, M H, EBLING, F J, GROSSE, J, HERBERT, J, MAYWOOD, E S, MIKKELSEN, J D and SUMOVA, A, 1995. Immediate-early genes and the neural bases of photic and non-photic entrainment. Ciba Foundation symposium. 183, 175-89; discussion 190-7
EBLING, F J, ALEXANDER, I H, URBANSKI, H F and HASTINGS, M H, 1995. Effects of N-methyl-D-aspartate (NMDA) on seasonal cycles of reproduction, body weight and pelage colour in the male Siberian hamster. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 7(7), 555-66
SUMOVA, A, EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, HERBERT, J and HASTINGS, M H, 1994. Non-photic circadian entrainment in the Syrian hamster is not associated with phosphorylation of the transcriptional regulator CREB within the suprachiasmatic nucleus, but is associated with adrenocortical activation. Neuroendocrinology. 59(6), 579-89
MIKKELSEN, J D, LARSEN, P J, SØRENSEN, G G, WOLDBYE, D, BOLWIG, T G, HASTINGS, M H and EBLING, F J, 1994. A dual-immunocytochemical method to localize c-fos protein in specific neurons based on their content of neuropeptides and connectivity. Histochemistry. 101(4), 245-51
EBLING, F J, MIRAKHUR, A, MAYWOOD, E S and HASTINGS, M H, 1994. Photoperiodically induced changes in glutamatergic stimulation of LH secretion in male Syrian hamsters: role of circulating testosterone and endogenous opioids. General and comparative endocrinology. 96(1), 50-62
EBLING, F J, 1994. Photoperiodic differences during development in the dwarf hamsters Phodopus sungorus and Phodopus campbelli. General and comparative endocrinology. 95(3), 475-82
LEHMAN, M N, EBLING, F J, MOENTER, S M and KARSCH, F J, 1993. Distribution of estrogen receptor-immunoreactive cells in the sheep brain. Endocrinology. 133(2), 876-86
EBLING, F J, HUI, Y, MIRAKHUR, A, MAYWOOD, E S and HASTINGS, M H, 1993. Photoperiod regulates the LH response to central glutamatergic stimulation in the male Syrian hamster. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 5(6), 609-18
MIKKELSEN, J D, LARSEN, P J and EBLING, F J, 1993. Distribution of N-methyl D-aspartate (NMDA) receptor mRNAs in the rat suprachiasmatic nucleus. Brain research. 632(1-2), 329-33
GROSSE, J, MAYWOOD, E S, EBLING, F J and HASTINGS, M H, 1993. Testicular regression in pinealectomized Syrian hamsters following infusions of melatonin delivered on non-circadian schedules. Biology of reproduction. 49(4), 666-74
I'ANSON, H, HERBOSA, C G, EBLING, F J, WOOD, R I, BUCHOLTZ, D C, MIEHER, C D, FOSTER, D L and PADMANABHAN, V, 1993. Hypothalamic versus pituitary stimulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in the prepubertal female lamb. Neuroendocrinology. 57(3), 467-75
VINDLACHERUVU, R. R., EBLING, F. J. P., MAYWOOD, E. S. and HASTINGS, M. H., 1992. Blockade of Glutamatergic Neurotransmission in the Suprachiasmatic Nucleus Prevents Cellular and Behavioural Responses of the Circadian System to Light. The European journal of neuroscience. 4(7), 673-679
EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, HUMBY, T and HASTINGS, M H, 1992. Circadian and photoperiodic time measurement in male Syrian hamsters following lesions of the melatonin-binding sites of the paraventricular thalamus. Journal of biological rhythms. 7(3), 241-54
MAYWOOD ES, GROSSE J, LINDSAY JO, KARP JD, POWERS JB, EBLING FJP, HERBERT J, HASTINGS MH, 1992. The Effect of Signal Frequency on the Gonadal Response of Male Syrian Hamsters to Programmed Melatonin Infusions Journal of Neuroendocrinology. 4(1), 37-43.
MEAD, S, EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, HUMBY, T, HERBERT, J and HASTINGS, M H, 1992. A nonphotic stimulus causes instantaneous phase advances of the light-entrainable circadian oscillator of the Syrian hamster but does not induce the expression of c-fos in the suprachiasmatic nuclei. The Journal of neuroscience : the official journal of the Society for Neuroscience. 12(7), 2516-22
PADMANABHAN, V, RENO, K M, BORONDY, M, LANDEFELD, T D, EBLING, F J, FOSTER, D L and BEITINS, I Z, 1992. Effect of nutritional repletion on pituitary and serum follicle-stimulating hormone isoform distribution in growth-retarded lambs. Biology of reproduction. 46(5), 964-71
HASTINGS, M H, MEAD, S M, VINDLACHERUVU, R R, EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S and GROSSE, J, 1992. Non-photic phase shifting of the circadian activity rhythm of Syrian hamsters: the relative potency of arousal and melatonin. Brain research. 591(1), 20-6
HUI, Y, HASTINGS, M H, MAYWOOD, E S and EBLING, F J, 1992. Photoperiodic regulation of glutamatergic stimulation of secretion of luteinizing hormone in male Syrian hamsters. Journal of reproduction and fertility. 95(3), 935-46
WOOD, R I, I'ANSON, H, EBLING, F J and FOSTER, D L, 1992. Opioid inhibition of luteinizing hormone secretion compared in developing male and female sheep. Neuroendocrinology. 56(6), 822-30
WOOD, R I, EBLING, F J, I'ANSON, H, BUCHOLTZ, D C, YELLON, S M and FOSTER, D L, 1991. Prenatal androgens time neuroendocrine sexual maturation. Endocrinology. 128(5), 2457-68
SCHALL, R E, EBLING, F J, KARSCH, F J and FOSTER, D L, 1991. Postpubertal maturation of endogenous opioid regulation of luteinizing hormone secretion in the female sheep. Biology of reproduction. 44(5), 760-8
WOOD, R I, EBLING, F J, I'ANSON, H and FOSTER, D L, 1991. The timing of neuroendocrine sexual maturity in the male lamb by photoperiod. Biology of reproduction. 45(1), 82-8
WOOD, R I, EBLING, F J and FOSTER, D L, 1991. Sex differences in nutritional modulation of gonadotropin secretion during development: studies in the growth-retarded lamb. Biology of reproduction. 44(4), 632-9
EBLING, F J, MAYWOOD, E S, STALEY, K, HUMBY, T, HANCOCK, D C, WATERS, C M, EVANT, G I and HASTINGS, M H, 1991. The role of N-methyl-d-aspartate-type glutamatergic neurotransmission in the photic induction of immediate-early gene expression in the suprachiasmatic nuclei of the Syrian hamster. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 3(6), 641-52
MAYWOOD, E S, LINDSAY, J O, KARP, J, POWERS, J B, WILLIAMS, L M, TITCHENER, L, EBLING, F J, HERBERT, J and HASTINGS, M H, 1991. Occlusion of the melatonin-free interval blocks the short day gonadal response of the male Syrian hamster to programmed melatonin infusions of necessary duration and amplitude. Journal of neuroendocrinology. 3(3), 331-7
SUTTIE, J M, KOSTYO, J L, EBLING, F J, WOOD, R I, BUCHOLTZ, D C, SKOTTNER, A, ADEL, T E, TOWNS, R J and FOSTER, D L, 1991. Metabolic interfaces between growth and reproduction. IV. Chronic pulsatile administration of growth hormone and the timing of puberty in the female sheep. Endocrinology. 129(4), 2024-32
EBLING, F J, WOOD, R I, KARSCH, F J, VANNERSON, L A, SUTTIE, J M, BUCHOLTZ, D C, SCHALL, R E and FOSTER, D L, 1990. Metabolic interfaces between growth and reproduction. III. Central mechanisms controlling pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion in the nutritionally growth-limited female lamb. Endocrinology. 126(5), 2719-27
EBLING, F J, KUSHLER, R H and FOSTER, D L, 1990. Pulsatile LH secretion during sexual maturation in the female sheep: photoperiodic regulation in the presence and absence of ovarian steroid feedback as determined in the same individual. Neuroendocrinology. 52(3), 229-37
LANDEFELD, T D, EBLING, F J, SUTTIE, J M, VANNERSON, L A, PADMANABHAN, V, BEITINS, I Z and FOSTER, D L, 1989. Metabolic interfaces between growth and reproduction. II. Characterization of changes in messenger ribonucleic acid concentrations of gonadotropin subunits, growth hormone, and prolactin in nutritionally growth-limited lambs and the differential effects of increased nutrition. Endocrinology. 125(1), 351-6
FOSTER, D L, EBLING, F J, MICKA, A F, VANNERSON, L A, BUCHOLTZ, D C, WOOD, R I, SUTTIE, J M and FENNER, D E, 1989. Metabolic interfaces between growth and reproduction. I. Nutritional modulation of gonadotropin, prolactin, and growth hormone secretion in the growth-limited female lamb. Endocrinology. 125(1), 342-50
IASON, G R and EBLING, F J, 1989. Seasonal variation in the daily pattern of plasma melatonin in a wild mammal: the mountain hare (Lepus timidus). Journal of pineal research. 6(2), 157-67
EBLING, F J, WOOD, R I, SUTTIE, J M, ADEL, T E and FOSTER, D L, 1989. Prenatal photoperiod influences neonatal prolactin secretion in the sheep. Endocrinology. 125(1), 384-91
WOOD, R I, CLAYPOOL, L E, EBLING, F J and FOSTER, D L, 1989. Entrainment of the melatonin rhythms in early postnatal lambs and their mothers. Journal of biological rhythms. 4(4), 457-65
EBLING, F J, SCHWARTZ, M L and FOSTER, D L, 1989. Endogenous opioid regulation of pulsatile luteinizing hormone secretion during sexual maturation in the female sheep. Endocrinology. 125(1), 369-83
PADMANABHAN, V, EBLING, F J, SONSTEIN, J, FENNER, D E, KELCH, R P, FOSTER, D L and BEITINS, I Z, 1989. Bioactive follicle-stimulating hormone release in nutritionally growth-retarded ovariectomized lambs: regulation by nutritional repletion. Endocrinology. 125(5), 2517-26
EBLING, F J and FOSTER, D L, 1989. Pineal melatonin rhythms and the timing of puberty in mammals. Experientia. 45(10), 946-54
FOSTER, D L, EBLING, F J, CLAYPOOL, L E, WOOD, R I, ADEL, T E and SCHRAMM, W, 1989. Amplitude modulation of the nightly melatonin rise in the neonatal lamb and the subsequent timing of puberty. Biology of reproduction. 40(5), 920-8
EBLING, F J, LINCOLN, G A, WOLLNIK, F and ANDERSON, N, 1988. Effects of constant darkness and constant light on circadian organization and reproductive responses in the ram. Journal of biological rhythms. 3(4), 365-84
EBLING, F J and FOSTER, D L, 1988. Photoperiod requirements for puberty differ from those for the onset of the adult breeding season in female sheep. Journal of reproduction and fertility. 84(1), 283-93
FOSTER, D L, EBLING, F J and CLAYPOOL, L E, 1988. Timing of puberty by photoperiod. Reproduction, nutrition, development. 28(2B), 349-64
FOSTER, D L, YELLON, S M, EBLING, F J and CLAYPOOL, L E, 1988. Are ambient short-day cues necessary for puberty in a short-day breeder? Biology of reproduction. 38(4), 821-9
EBLING, F J, CLAYPOOL, L E and FOSTER, D L, 1988. Neuroendocrine responsiveness to light during the neonatal period in the sheep. The Journal of endocrinology. 119(2), 211-8
FOSTER, D L, EBLING, F J, CLAYPOOL, L E and WOODFILL, C J, 1988. Cessation of long day melatonin rhythms time puberty in a short day breeder. Endocrinology. 123(3), 1636-41
EBLING, F J and LINCOLN, G A, 1987. Beta-endorphin secretion in rams related to season and photoperiod. Endocrinology. 120(2), 809-18
LINCOLN, G A, EBLING, F J and MARTIN, G B, 1987. Endogenous opioid control of pulsatile LH secretion in rams: modulation by photoperiod and gonadal steroids. The Journal of endocrinology. 115(3), 425-38
EBLING, F J, LINCOLN, G A, MARTIN, G B and TAYLOR, P L, 1987. LHRH and beta-endorphin in the hypothalamus of the ram in relation to photoperiod and reproductive activity. Domestic animal endocrinology. 4(3), 149-56
LINCOLN, G A, EBLING, F J and ALMEIDA, O F, 1985. Generation of melatonin rhythms. Ciba Foundation symposium. 117, 129-48
LINCOLN, G A and EBLING, F J, 1985. Effect of constant-release implants of melatonin on seasonal cycles in reproduction, prolactin secretion and moulting in rams. Journal of reproduction and fertility. 73(1), 241-53
EBLING, F J and LINCOLN, G A, 1985. Endogenous opioids and the control of seasonal LH secretion in Soay rams. The Journal of endocrinology. 107(3), 341-53
EBLING, F J, GOLDSMITH, A R and FOLLETT, B K, 1982. Plasma prolactin and luteinizing hormone during photoperiodically induced testicular growth and regression in starlings (Sturnus vulgaris). General and comparative endocrinology. 48(4), 485-90

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