Hormonal Regulation of Female Reproduction
A special issue of Biology (ISSN 2079-7737). This special issue belongs to the section "Reproductive Biology".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 June 2024 | Viewed by 222
Special Issue Editors
Interests: reproduction; reproductive biology; reproductive endocrinology; angiogenesis; apoptosis; molecular biology; gene and protein expression; transcriptomics; proteomics; oestrous cycle; pregnancy; implantation; adipokines; hypothalamus; pituitary; ovaries; corpus luteum; granulosa cells; theca cells; uterus; placenta
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Interests: reproduction; reproductive endocrinology; molecular biology; oestrous cycle; pregnancy; implantation; adipokines
Special Issues, Collections and Topics in MDPI journals
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Regulation of the functioning of the reproductive system is crucial both from the point of view of the individual and the maintenance of the species. Reproductive processes are controlled by the neurohormonal axis—hypothalamus-pituitary-ovaries—which in female mammals also affects the uterus, that is, the place where the embryo and later the fetus develop. The integrated action of hormones regulates females’ sexual development as well as reproductive cycle including pregnancy, parturition, and lactation.
Moreover, it is now clear that fertility depends on the energy metabolism status. A negative energy balance and a decrease in body fat result in dysfunctions of the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which are the leading causes of infertility, ovulation and implantation disorders, and pregnancy loss. Thus, the metabolically relevant hormones have become promising candidate markers of female fertility/infertility. Understanding the complexity of the mechanisms that control the functioning of reproductive processes will enable the identification of new markers of female fertility/infertility and drugs to increase the reproductive success rate, and consequently, will have significant clinical benefits.
The proposed Special Issue invites submissions of original research articles and reviews that will provide new insights into the hormonal regulation of female reproduction under different physiological and pathological conditions.
Prof. Dr. Nina Smolinska
Dr. Kamil Dobrzyn
Guest Editors
Manuscript Submission Information
Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.
Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Biology is an international peer-reviewed open access monthly journal published by MDPI.
Please visit the Instructions for Authors page before submitting a manuscript. The Article Processing Charge (APC) for publication in this open access journal is 2700 CHF (Swiss Francs). Submitted papers should be well formatted and use good English. Authors may use MDPI's English editing service prior to publication or during author revisions.
Keywords
- reproduction
- fertility
- oestrous cycle
- pregnancy
- steroid hormones
- prostaglandins
- metabolic hormones
