@inproceedings{a8c165a925164adc9e8dbadf065bda89,
title = "Seasonal changes in the synthesis of the neurosteroid 7α- hydroxypregnenolone stimulating locomotor activity in newts",
abstract = "We recently found that the newt brain actively produces 7α-hydroxypregnenolone, a novel amphibian neurosteroid stimulating locomotor activity. It is well known that locomotor activity of male newts increases during the breeding period. To understand the physiological role of 7α-hydroxypregnenolone, we investigated seasonal changes in 7α-hydroxypregnenolone synthesis in the brain of male newts. Interestingly, 7α-hydroxypregnenolone synthesis in the brain showed marked changes during the annual breeding cycle, with a maximal level in the breeding period when locomotor activity of male newts increases. These results suggest that 7α-hydroxypregnenolone induces seasonal locomotor changes in male newts.",
keywords = "7α-hydroxypregnenolone, Locomotor activity, Neurosteroids, Newts, Seasonal changes",
author = "Shogo Haraguchi and Masahiro Matsunaga and Teppei Koyama and Rego, {Jean Luc Do} and Kazuyoshi Tsutsui",
year = "2009",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1111/j.1749-6632.2008.03621.x",
language = "English",
isbn = "9781573316712",
volume = "1163",
series = "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences",
pages = "410--413",
booktitle = "Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences",
}