37 Papers
494 Citations
L. Iela is an academic researcher from University of Naples Federico II. The author has contributed to research in topics: Preoptic area & Gonadotropin-releasing hormone. The author has an hindex of 20, co-authored 37 publications. Previous affiliations of L. Iela include University of Arizona.
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Papers
Seasonal testosterone profile and testicular responsiveness to pituitary factors and gonadotrophin releasing hormone during two different phases of the sexual cycle of the frog (Rana esculenta).
TL;DR: Pituitary products and gonadotrophin releasing hormone, and the responsiveness of the testis to these substances play an important role in determining the hormone profile in the frog.
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Ovarian activity and reproduction in the frog, Rana esculenta
Rakesh K. Rastogi,I. Izzo‐Vitiello,M. Di Meglio,L. Di Matteo,R. Franzese,M. Di Costanzo,Sergio Minucci,L. Iela,Giovanni Chieffi +8 more
TL;DR: Rana esculenta specimens were collected, during the last 13 years, in well-defined areas around Naples, and the importance of some endocrine and exocrine factors for the regulation of ovarian activity and reproduction is discussed.
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FMRFamide in the amphibian brain: a comprehensive survey.
Rakesh K. Rastogi,Biagio D'Aniello,Claudia Pinelli,Maria Fiorentino,Maria Maddalena Di Fiore,Maria Di Meglio,L. Iela +6 more
TL;DR: The sum of the distribution pattern of FMRFamide‐like immunoreactivity suggests that it may act as a neurotransmitter or a neuromodulator, and also may have endocrine regulatory functions in the amphibian CNS.
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Reproduction in the mexican leaf frog, Pachymedusa dacnicolor. IV. Spermatogenesis: A light and ultrasonic study
Rakesh K. Rastogi,Joseph T. Bagnara,Joseph T. Bagnara,L. Iela,L. Iela,Margaret Krasovich,Margaret Krasovich +6 more
TL;DR: Primary spermatogonia have highly lobate nuclei and can be distinguished as pale and dark types on the basis of nuclear and cytoplasmic features, and those associated with sperMatids are columnar and have deeply indented nuclei.
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Seasonal plasma sex steroid levels in the female Rana esculenta
TL;DR: Seasonal plasma progesterone, androstenedione, estrone, and 17 beta-estradiol concentrations in the female Rana esculenta were determined by radioimmunoassay during the 1979 and 1981 seasons to establish relationships between seasonal steroid levels and ovarian activity.
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