Research

To assess if the hypothalamic median eminence is a neuroendocrine control site where final hypophysiotropic release leading to the preovulatory surge of luteinizing hormone, an obligatory event for reproduction to occur, might be ultimately regulated.

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Experience

Education

National Committees

Ad hoc reviewer for grants submitted to USDA

Professional Societies

Endocrine Society
Society for Neuroscience
American Physiological Society

Editorial Positions

Current Graduate Students

SungJae Park, Ph.D. student, Determination of multiple neuropeptides by capillary electrophoresis-laser induced fluorescence

Courses

Representative Publications

Boyadjieva N, Advis JP, and Sarkar DK (2000). Ethanol reduces the effect of hypothalamic ß-endorphin on natural killer cell activity. Anual meeting of the Endocrine Society, Toronto, Canada.
Advis JP, Klein J and Sarkar DK (2000). Effects of ethanol on secretion of hypothalamic neuropeptides regulating preovulatory LH release in sheep. Annual meeting of the Research Society on Alcoholism (RSA).

Buntin JD, Advis JP, Ottinger MA, Lea RW and Sharp PJ (1999). An analysis of physiological mechanisms underlying the antigonadotropic action of intracranial prolactin in Ring Doves. General and Comparative Endocrinology 114, 97-107.

Park S, Hung W-L, Guzman N, and Advis JP (1996). Determination of neuropeptides by capillary electrophoresis. In Methods in Molecular Biology, Vol 73: Neuropeptide Protocols. Chapter 11. Edited by B Irvine and C Williams, Humana Press Inc. p101-111.

Contijoch AM, Malamed S, McDonald JK, and Advis JP (1993). Neuropeptide Y regulation of LHRH release at the median eminence: immunocytochemical and physiological evidence in hens. Neuroendocrinology 57:135-145.

Contijoch AM, Gonzales CD, Malamed S, Sarkar DK, Troncoso S and Advis JP (1993). ß-endorphin regulation of LHRH release at the median eminence level: immunocytochemical and physiological evidence in hens. Neuroendocrinology 57: 365-373.

Advis JP and Contijoch AM (1993). The median eminence as a site for neuroendocrine control of reproduction in hens. Poultry Science 72: 932-939.

Advis JP and Guzman NA (1993). Capillary electrophoresis coupled to fluorescence detection for the determination of in vivo release of multiple neuropeptides from the ewe median eminence. J. Liq.Chromat.16: 2129-2148.

Contijoch AM and Advis JP (1993). Median eminence and anterior pituitary degradation of luteinizing hormone releasing hormone in hens undergoing changes in luteinizing hormone secretion. Poultry Sci 72: 1756-1763.

Conover CD, Kuljis RO, Rabii J and Advis JP (1993). Use of a multiple guide cannula assembly and removable push-pull cannula for in vitro LHRH release from ewe median eminence. Neuroendocrinology 57: 1119-1132.

Prasad BM, Conover CD, Sarkar DK, Rabii J and Advis JP (1993). Feed restriction in prepubertal lambs: in vivo release of median eminence LHRH, NPY and ßEND and puberty onset. Neuroendocrinology 57: 1171-1181.