List of Publications
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Levavi-Zermonsky B. Yaron Z. 1986. Changes in gonadotropin and ovarian steroids associated with oocyte maturation during spawning induction in the carp. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 62: 89-98. doi: 10.1016/0016-6480(86)90097-3
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Yaron Z. Levavi-Zermonsky B. 1986. Fluctuations in GTH and ovarian steroids during the annual cycle and spawning of the common carp. Fish Physiology Biochemistry, 2: 75-86. doi: 10.1007/BF02264075
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Levavi-Sivan B. Yaron Z. 1989. Gonadotropin secretion from perifused tilapia pituitary in relation to gonadotropin-releasing hormone, extracellular calcium, and protein kinase C. General Comparative Endocrinology, 75: 187-194. doi: 10.1016/0016-6480(89)90070-1
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Yaron Z. Levavi-Sivan B. 1990. Intracellular events associated with GnRH and dopamine effects on GTH secretion in tilapia. Progress in Clinical and Biology Research, 342, 409-414. doi: 10.1007/BF00004550
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Rothbard S. Zohar Y. Zmora N. Levavi-Sivan B. Moav B. Yaron. Z. 1990. Clearance of 17β-ethynyltestosterone from muscle of sex-inversed tilapia hybrids treated for growth enhancement with two doses of the androgen. Aquaculture, 89: 365-376. doi:10.1016/0044-8486(90)90139-E
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Gissis A. Levavi-Sivan B. Rubin-Kedem H. Ofir M. Yaron Z. 1991. The effect of gonadotropin releasing hormone superactive analog and dopamine antagonists on gonadotropin level and ovulation in tilapia hybrids. The Israeli Journal of Aquaculture - Bamidgeh, 43: 123-136.
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Levavi-Sivan B. Yaron Z. 1992. Involvement of cyclic adenosine monophosphate in the stimulation of gonadotropin secretion from the pituitary of the teleost fish, tilapia. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 85: 175-182. doi: 10.1016/0303-7207(92)90256-6
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Levavi-Sivan B. Yaron Z. 1993. Intracellular mediation of GnRH action on GTH release in tilapia. Fish Physiology Biochemistry, 11: 51-59. doi: 10.1007/BF00004550
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Drori S. Ofir M. Levavi-Sivan B. Yaron Z. 1994. Spawning induction in common carp (Cyprinus carpio) using pituitary extract or GnRH superactive analogue combined with metoclopramide: analysis of hormone profile, progress of oocyte maturation and dependence on temperature. Aquaculture, 119: 393-407. doi:10.1016/0044-8486(94)90303-4
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Cavari B.Z. Lebail P.Y. Levavi-Sivan B. Melamed P. Kawauchi H. Funkestein B. 1994. Isolation of GH and in vivo translation of mRNA isolation from pituitaries of the giltead seabream Sparus aurata. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 95: 321-330. doi: 10.1006/gcen.1994.1129
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Yaron Z., Levavi-Sivan B., Drori S. Rothbard S. 1994. The endocrine regulation of the reproduction system. In: "The Carp". (G. Wholfarte, and G. Hulata Eds.) pp: 34-66 (in Hebrew).
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Melamed P. Eliahu N. Sivan B. Ofir M. Pisanty-Farhi O. Rentier-Delrue F. Smal J. Yaron Z. Naor Z. 1995. Hypothalamic and thyroidal regulation of growth hormone in tilapia. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 97: 13-30. doi: 10.1006/gcen.1995.1002
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Levavi-Sivan B. Ofir M. Yaron Z. 1995. Possible sites of dopaminergic inhibition of gonadotropin release from the pituitary of a teleost fish, tilapia. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology, 109: 87-95. doi: 10.1016/0303-7207(95)03488-S
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Melamed P. Eliahu N. Ofir M. Levavi-Sivan B. Smal J. Rentier-Delrue F. Yaron Z. 1995. The effects of gonadal development and sex steroids on growth hormone secretion in the male tilapia hybrid (Oreochromis niloticus X O. aureus). Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 14: 267-277. doi: 10.1007/BF00004065
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Melamed P. Gur G. Elizur A. Rosenfeld H. Levavi-Sivan B. Rentier-Delrue F. Yaron Z. 1996. Differential effects of gonadotropin releasing hormone, dopamine and somatostatin and their second messengers on the mRNA levels of gonadotropin IIβ subunit and growth hormone in the teleost fish, tilapia. Neuroendocrinology, 64: 320-328. doi:10.1159/000127135
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Poncelet A.C. Levavi-Sivan B. Muller M. Yaron Z. Martial J. A. Belayew A. 1996. The tilapia prolactin I gene evolutionary conservation of the regulatory elements directing pituitary-specific expression. DNA and Cell Biology. 15: 679-692. doi:10.1089/dna.1996.15.679
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Poncelet A.C., Yaron Z., Levavi-Sivan B., Martial J.A. and Muller M. 1996. Regulation of prolactin gene expression in fishes. In: "Recent Advances in Marine Biotechnology" (R. Nagabhushanan, M.F. Thompson and M. Fingerman, Eds.). Oxford and IBH New Delhi, pp. 383-405.
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Rothbard S. Levavi-Sivan B. Yaron Z. 1997. Breeding behavior and the associated taGTH and steroids levels in female Nile Oreochrommis niloticus. Poland Archive of Hydrobiology, 44: 83-92.
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Jensen B.S. Levavi-Sivan B. Fishburne C.S. Fuchs S. 1997. Functional expression of the murine D2, D3 and D4 dopamine receptors in Xenopus laevis oocytes. FEBS letters, 420, 191-195. doi: 10.1016/S0014-5793(97)01505-6
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Rosenfeld H. Levavi-Sivan B. Melamed P. Yaron Z. Elizur A. 1997. The GTHβ subunits of tilapia: gene cloning and expression. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry, 17: 85-92.
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Rosenfeld H. Levavi-Sivan B. Melamed P. Yaron Z. Elizur A. 1998. The genes encoding the GtHβ subunits in tilapia. Annals New York Academy of Science, 839: 455-457. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10832.x
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Yaron Z. Levavi-Sivan B. Melamed P. Rosenfeld H. Elizur A. 1998. Second messengers involved in the response of GtH cells in fish: GtH release and GtH IIβ mRNA levels. Annals New York Academy of Science. 839: 254-259. doi: 10.1111/j.1749-6632.1998.tb10770.x
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Mauger C. Sivan B. Brockhaus M. Fuchs S. Civelli. Monsma F.Jr. 1998. Development and characterization of anti-peptide antibodies against the mouse D4 dopamine receptor. European Journal of Neuroscience, 10: 529-537. doi:10.1046/j.1460-9568.1998.00056.x
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Levavi-Sivan B. Park B.-H. Fuchs S. Fishburn C.S. 1998. Endogenous expression of the human D3 dopamine receptor in the medulloblastoma cell line TE671: Cross-talk between D1 and D3 receptors. FEBS Letters, 439: 138-142. doi: 10.1016/S0014-5793(98)01356-8
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Obadiah J. Avidor-Reiss T. Fishburn C.S. Carmon S. Bayewitch M. Vogel Z. Fuchs S.. Levavi-Sivan B. 1999. Adenylyl cyclase interaction with the D2 dopamine receptor family; differential coupling to Gi, Gz and Gs. Cellular and Molecular Neurobiology, 19: 653-664. doi: 10.1023/A:1006988603199
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Yaron Z. Gur G. Melamed P. Rosenfeld H. Levavi-Sivan B. Elizur A. 2001. Regulation of gonadotropin subunit genes in tilapia. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B. 129B: 489-502. doi:10.1016/S1096-4959(01)00345-1
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Rosenfeld H. Levavi-Sivan B. Gur G. Melamed P. Meiri I. Yaron Z. Elizur A. 2001. Characterization of the tilapia FSHβ gene and analysis of its 5` flanking region. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology B., 129B: 389-398. doi: 10.1016/S1096-4959(01)00331-1
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Ilani T. Fishburn C.S. Levavi-Sivan B. Carmon S. Raveh L. Fuchs S. 2002. Coupling of dopamine receptors to G protein: Studies with chimeric D2/D3 dopamine receptors. Cellular Molecular Neurobiology, 22: 47-56. doi: https://dx.doi.org/10.1023/A:1015341712166
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Francis G. Avitan A. Levavi-Sivan B. Becker K.. 2002. Effects of long term feeding of Quillaja saponins on sex ratio, growth, muscle and serum cholesterol and LH levels in Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus (L.)). Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C, 133: 593-603. doi: : 10.1016/S1532-0456(02)00167-9
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Yaron Z. Gur G. Rosenfeld H. Levavi-Sivan B. 2002. Spawning induction in fish and GnRH regulation of gonadotropins: modes of action. Fisheries Science, 68: 661-666. doi:10.2331/fishsci.68.sup1_661
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Yaron Z. Gur G. Melamed P. Rosenfeld H. Elizur A. Levavi-Sivan B. 2003. Regulation of fish gonadotropins. International Review of Cytology, 225: 131-185. doi:10.1016/S0074-7696(05)25004-0
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Lubzenz E. Lissauer L. Levavi-Sivan B. Avarre J.-C. Sammar M. 2003. Carotenoid and retinoid transport to fish oocytes and eggs: What is the role of Retinol Binding Protein? Molecular Aspects of Medicine. 24: 441-57. doi:10.1016/S0098-2997(03)00040-2
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Levavi-Sivan B. Avitan A. Kanias T. 2003. Characterization of the inhibitory dopamine receptor from the pituitary of tilapia. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 28: 73-75. doi:10.1023/B:FISH.0000030479.47055.24
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Funkenstein B. Dyman A. Levavi-Sivan B. Tom M. 2004. Application of real-time PCR for quantitative determination of hepatic vitellogenin transcript levels in the striped seabream, lithognathus mormyrus. Marine Environmental Research. 58: 659-663. doi:10.1016/j.marenvres.2004.03.058
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Levavi-Sivan B. Vaiman R. Sachs O. Tchori I. 2004. Spawning induction and hormonal levels during final oocyte maturation in the silver perch (Bidyanus bidyanus). Aquaculture, 12: 419-431. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0044-8486(03)00349-1
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Levavi-Sivan B. Safarian H. Rosenfeld H. Elizur A. Avitan A. 2004. Regulation of GnRH receptor gene expression in tilapia: effect of GnRH and dopamine. Biology of Reproduction. 70: 1545-1551. doi:https://dx.doi.org/10.1095/biolreprod.103.021998
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Pikarsky E. Ronen A. Abramowitz J. Levavi-Sivan B. Hutoran M. Shapira Y. Steinitz M. Perelberg A. Soffer D. Kotler M. 2004. Pathogenesis of acute viral disease induced in fish by carp interstitial nephritis and gill necrosis virus. Journal of Virology. 78: 9544-9551. doi: 10.1128/JVI.78.17.9544-9551.2004
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Hurvitz A. Degani G. Goldberg D. Yom Din S. Jackson K. Levavi-Sivan B. 2005. Cloning of FSHβ, LHβ and α subunits from the Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), β subunits mRNA expression and gonad development during the first stages of growth. General and Comparative Endocrinology 140: 61-73. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.09.019
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Levavi-Sivan B. 2004. Fish Reproduction. In: “Agriculture of Domestic Animals” (E. Gootwine Ed.) Israeli Ministry of Education. (In Hebrew), pp 150-172.
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Kasuto H. Levavi-Sivan B. 2005. Production of biologically active tethered tilapia LHβα by the methyllotropic yeast Pichia pastoris. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 140: 222-232. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2004.10.016
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Shapira Y. Magen Y. Zak T. Kotler M. Hulata G. Levavi-Sivan B. 2005 Differential resistance to Koi Herpes Virus (KHV) among strains and crossbreds of common carp (Cyprinus carpio L.). Aquaculture, 245: 1-11. doi:10.1016/j.aquaculture.2004.11.038
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Levavi-Sivan B. Bloch CL. Gutnick M.J. Fleidervish IA. 2005. Electrotonic coupling in the anterior pituitary of a teleost fish. Endocrinology, 146: 1048-1052. doi:10.1210/en.2004-1415
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Levavi-Sivan B. Avitan A. 2005. Sequence analysis, endocrine regulation and signal transduction of GnRH receptors in teleost fish. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 142, 67-73. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.01.019
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Aizen J. Meiri I. Tzchori I. Levavi-Sivan B. Rosenfeld H. 2005. Enhancing spawning in the grey mullet (Mugil cephalus) by removal of dopaminergic inhibition. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 142: 212-221. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2005.01.002
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Levavi-Sivan B. Hedvat R. Kanias T. Francis G. Becker K. Kerem Z. 2005. Exposure of tilapia pituitary cells to saponins: Insight into their mechanism of action. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology C. 40: 79-86. doi: 10.1016/j.cca.2005.01.002
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Levavi-Sivan B. Aizen J. Avitan A. 2005. Cloning, characterization and expression of the D2 dopamine receptor from the tilapia pituitary. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 236, 17-30. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2005.03.010
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Ronen A. Perlberg A. Hutran M. Shapira Y. Steinitz M. Levavi-Sivan B. Pikarsky, E. Kotler M. 2005. Prevention of a mortal disease of carps induced by the Carp Interstitial Nephritis and Gill Necrosis Virus (CNGV) in Israel. Bulletin of Fisheries Research Agency. 2, 9-11.
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Nocillado J.N. Levavi-Sivan B. Avitan A. Carrick F. Elizur A. 2005. Isolation of dopamine D2 receptor (D2R) promoters in Mugil cephalus. Fish Physiology and Biochemistry. 31, 149-152. doi: 10.1007/s10695-006-0017-2
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Yaron Z. and Levavi-Sivan B. 2006. “Fish Reproduction”. In: “Physiology of Fishes” 3rd edition, (D.H. Evans Ed.). CRC, New York. 343-386.
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Jackson K. Hurvitz A. Yom Din S. Goldberg D. Pearlson O. Degani G. Levavi-Sivan, B. 2006. Anatomical, hormonal and histological descriptions of captive Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) with intersex gonads. General and Comparative Endocrinology 148, 359-367. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.04.008
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Levavi-Sivan B. Biran J. Fireman E. 2006. Sex steroids are involved in the regulation of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and dopamine D2 receptors in female tilapia pituitary. Biology of Reproduction. 75, 642–650. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.106.051540
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Yaron Z. and Levavi-Sivan B. 2006. “Fish Reproduction”. In: “Physiology of Fishes” 3rd edition, (D.H. Evans Ed.). CRC, New York. 343-386.
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Nocillado JN. Elizur A. Avitan A. Carrick F. Levavi-Sivan B. 2007. Cytochrome P450 aromatase in grey mullet: cDNA and promoter isolation and brain, pituitary and ovarian expression during puberty. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 263, 65-78. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2006.08.013
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Nocillado JN. Levavi-Sivan B. Carrick F. Elizur A. 2007. Temporal expression of G-protein-coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), gonadotropin-releasing hormones (gnrh), and dopamine receptor D2 (drd2) in pubertal female grey mullet, Mugil cephalus. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 150, 278-287. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.09.008
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Aizen J. Kasuto H. Golan M. Zakay H. Levavi-Sivan B. 2007. Tilapia follicle stimulating hormone (FSH): Immunochemistry, stimulation by GnRH and Effect of biologically active recombinant FSH on steroid secretion. Biology of Reproduction. 76, 692–700. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.106.055822
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Yom Din S. Hurvitz A. Goldberg D. Jackson K. Levavi-Sivan B. Degani G. 2008. Cloning of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) growth hormone and insulin-like growth factor 1 and their expression in male and female fish during the first period of growth. Journal of Endocrinological Investigation, 31, 201-10. doi:10.1007/BF03345591
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Perdikaris C., Levavi-Sivan B. Chantzaropoulos A. Nathanailides C. Gouva E. Paschos E. 2007. Pituitary collection from gibel carp Carassius gibelio (Bloch 1783) in Lake Pamvotis (NW Greece) and prospects for future use in carp reproduction. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture, 59, 162-167. doi: http://hdl.handle.net/10524/19224
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Avitan A, Zelinger E Levavi-Sivan B. 2007. Homologous desensitization and visualization of the tilapia GnRH type 3 receptor. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 153, 182-188. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.04.003
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Aizen J, Kasuto H. Levavi-Sivan B. 2007. Development of specific enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for determining LH and FSH levels in tilapia, using recombinant gonadotropins. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 153, 323-332. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.04.004
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Hurvitz A., Jackson K., Degani G. Levavi-Sivan B. 2007. Use of endoscopy for gender and Ovarian-Stage Determinations in Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) Grown in Aquaculture Conditions. Aquaculture, 270, 158-166. doi: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2007.05.020
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Qutob M, Dweik H., Shihab S., Abu-lafi S., Levavi-Sivan B., Kerem Z., Francis G., Focken U. Becker K. 2007. Utilization of local feeds resources and available agricultural residues from the Palestinian region for tilapia feeding. Egypt. Journal Aquaculture Biology & Fisheries 11: 185-191.
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Levy-Lior A. Pokroy B. Levavi-Sivan B. Leiserowitz L Weiner S. Addadi L. 2008. Biogenic guanine crystals from the skin of fish maybe designed to enhance light reflectance. Crystal Growth and Design. 8, 507–511. doi: 10.1021/cg0704753
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Yacobovitz M, Solomon G, Gusakovsky E.E, Levavi-Sivan B. Gertler A. 2008. Purification and characterization of pufferfish (Takifugu rubripes) leptin. General and Comparative Endocrinology, 156, 83–90. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2007.11.013
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Cohen A. Shmoish M. Levi L. Cheruti U. Levavi-Sivan B. Lubzens E. 2008. Alterations in micro-ribonucleic acid expression profiles reveal a novel pathway for estrogen regulation. Endocrinology. 149,1687-96. doi:10.1210/en.2007-0969
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Levi L. Levavi-Sivan B. Lubzens E. 2008. Expression of genes associated with retinoid metabolism in the trout ovarian follicle. Biology of Reproduction. 79, 570-577. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.107.066548
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Golan M. Avitan A. Qutob M. Dweik H. Abu-Lafi S. Focken U. Francis G. Becker K. Kerem Z. & Levavi-Sivan.B. 2008. Quillaja saponins inhibit tilapia aromatase activity in vitro. CYBIUM, International Journal of Ichthyology. 32, 80-82.
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Levavi-Sivan, B., Golan, M., Aizen. J., & Elizur, A. 2008. Fish recombinant gonadotropins. CYBIUM, International Journal of Ichthyology. 32, 17-21.
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Hurvitz A, Jackson, K., Yom-Din, S., Degani, G., & Levavi-Sivan, B. 2008. Sexual development in Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) grown in aquaculture. CYBIUM, International Journal of Ichthyology. 32, 283-285.
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Biran J. Ben-Dor S. Levavi-Sivan B. 2008. Molecular identification and functional characterization of the kisspeptin/kisspeptin receptor system in lower-vertebrates. Biology of Reproduction. 79,776–786. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.107.066266
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Ezagouri M. Yom-Din S. Goldberg D. Jackson K. Levavi-Sivan B. Degani G. 2008. Expression of the two cytochrome P450 aromatase genes in the male and female blue gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus) during the reproductive cycle. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 159, 208–213. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.08.009
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Levi L. Pekarski I. Gutman E. Fortina P. Hyslop T. Biran J. Levavi-Sivan B. Lubzens E. 2009. Revealing genes associated with vitellogenesis in the liver of the zebrafish (Danio rerio) by transcriptome profiling. BMC Genomics, 10,141-157. doi:10.1186/1471-2164-10-141
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Yaron Z. Bogomolnaya, A. Drori, S. Biton, I, Aizen, J., Kulikovsky, Z. and Levavi-Sivan, B. 2009. Spawning induction in the carp: past experience and future prospects – a review. Israeli Journal of Aquaculture. 61,5–26. doi:https://hdl.handle.net/10524/19275
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Cnaani A. Levavi-Sivan B. 2009. Sexual development in fish, practical applications for aquaculture. Sexual Development. 3,164-75. doi:10.1159/000223080
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Levavi-Sivan B. Bogerd J. Mañanós EL. Gómez A. Lareyre JJ. 2010. Perspectives on fish gonadotropins and their receptors. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 165, 412–437. Review. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.07.019
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Maruska K. Levavi-Sivan B. Biran J. Fernald RD. 2011. Plasticity of the reproductive axis caused by social status change in an African cichlid fish: I. pituitary gonadotropins. Endocrinology 152,281-290. doi: 10.1210/en.2010-0875
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Yaron, Z. Levavi-Sivan B. 2011 Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology — From Genome to Environment. Hormonal control of reproduction and growth | endocrine regulation of fish reproduction. Pages 1500–1508. doi:10.1016/B978-0-1237-4553-8.00058-7
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Levi L. Ziv T. Admon A. Levavi-Sivan B. Lubzens E. 2012. Insight into molecular pathways of retinal metabolism, associated with vitellogenesis in zebrafish. American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism. 302,E626-44. doi:10.1152/ajpendo.00310.2011
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Zmora N. Zulperi Z. Stubblefield J. Biran J. Levavi-Sivan B. Munoz Cueto J. Zohar Y. 2012. Differential and gonad stage- dependent roles of kisspeptin1 and kisspeptin2 in reproduction in the modern teleosts, Morone species. Biology of Reproduction. 86,1-12. doi: 10.1095/biolreprod.111.097667
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Aizen J. Kobayashi M. Selicharova I. Sohn YC. Yoshizaki G. & Levavi-Sivan B. 2012. Steroidogenic response of carp ovaries to piscine FSH and LH depends on the reproductive phase. General Comparative Endocrinology, 178, 28-36. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.04.002
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Biran J. Palevitch O, Ben-Dor S. Levavi-Sivan B. 2012. Neurokinin Bs and neurokinin B receptors in zebrafish- potential role in controlling fish reproduction. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America. 109, 10269-10274. doi:10.1073/pnas.1119165109
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Nocillado JN*. Biran J*. Lee YY. Levavi-Sivan B. Mechaly A. Elizur A. 2012. The Kiss2 receptor (Kiss2r) gene in Southern Bluefin Tuna, Thunnus maccoyii, and in Yellowtail Kingfish, Seriola lalandi – functional analysis and isolation of transcript variants. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology 362, 211-220 *Contributed equally to this study. doi:10.1016/j.mce.2012.06.024
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Aizen J. Kowalsman N. Hollander L. Kobayashi M. Sohn YC. Yoshizaki G. Niv Y.M. Levavi-Sivan B. 2012. Experimental and computational study of inter- and intra- species specificity of gonadotropins for various gonadotropin receptors. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 364:89-100. doi: 10.1016/j.mce.2012.08.013
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Gur D. Politi Y. Levavi-Sivan B. Fratzl P. Weiner S. Addadi L. 2012. Guanine based photonic crystals in fish scales form from an amorphous precursor. Angewandte Chemie, 52, 388-391. doi:10.1002/anie.201205336
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Muwanika VB. Nakamya M. F. Rutaisire J. Levavi-Sivan B. Masembe C. 2012. Low genetic differentiation among morphologically distinct Labeo barbus species (Teleostei: Cyprinidae) in the Lake Victoria and Albertine basins, Uganda: insights from mitochondrial DNA. African Journal of Aquatic Science 3, 143-153. doi:10.2989/16085914.2012.668850
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Stadtlander T. Levavi-Sivan B. Kerem Z. Dweik H. Qutob M. Abu-Lafi S. Francis G. Focken U. Becker K. 2013. Effects of a saponin fraction extracted from Trigonella foenum-graecum L. and two commercially available saponins on sex ratio and gonad histology of Nile tilapia fry, Oreochromis niloticus (L.). Journal Applied Ichthyology. 1, 265-267. doi: 10.1111/jai.12002
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Nocillado J. Zohar Y. Biran J. Levavi-Sivan B. Elizur A. 2013. Chronic kisspeptin administration stimulated gonadal development in pre-pubertal male yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi; Perciformes) during the breeding and non-breeding season, General and Comparative Endocrinology. 191,168-76. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.06.005
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Golan M. Levavi-Sivan B. 2013. Social dominance in tilapia is associated with gonadotroph proliferation. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 192, 126-35. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.04.032
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Rutaisire J. Levavi-Sivan B. Aruho C. Chobet Ondhoro C. 2013. Gonadal recrudescence and induced spawning in Barbus atlitinalis. Aquaculture Research. 1-10. doi:10.1111/are.12213
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Damasceno-Oliveira A. Levavi-Sivan B. Aizen J. Gonçalves J. Fernández-Durán J. Coimbra J. 2013. Pituitary follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and luteinizing hormone (LH) levels in maturing female flounder Platichthys flesus under hydrostatic pressure simulating vertical migrations. Marine Biology Research. 10, 85-92. doi: 10.1080/17451000.2013.793813
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Fenald S. Ng KW Xue X. Ramadasan PN. Sivalingam M. Li S. Levavi-Sivan B, Lin H, Liu X Parhar1 IS. 2013. Thyroid hormone upregulates hypothalamic kiss2 gene in the male Nile tilapia, Oreochromis niloticus. Frontiers in Endocrinology 4, 184. Doi: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00184
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Zmora N. Stubblefield J. Golan M. Servili A. Levavi-Sivan B. Zohar Y. 2014. The medio-basal hypothalamus as a dynamic and plastic reproduction related kisspeptin-gnrh-pituitary center in fish. Endocrinology 155,1874-86. Doi: 10.1210/en.2013-1894
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Golan M. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. Artificial masculinization in tilapia involves androgen receptor activation. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 207, 50-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.04.026
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Bloch CL. Kedar N. Golan M. Gutnick MJ. Fleidervish IA. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. Long-Term GnRH-induced gonadotropin secretion in a novel hypothalamo-pituitary slice culture from tilapia brain. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 207 ,21-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.05.017
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Shpilman M. Hollander-Cohen L. Ventura T. Gertler A. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. Production, gene structure and characterization of two orthologs of leptin and a leptin receptor in tilapia. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 207, 74-85. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.05.006
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Aizen J. Kowalsman N. Niv YM. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. Characterization of tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) gonadotropins by modeling and immunoneutralization. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 207, 28-33. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2014.05.028
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Kato CD. Nyatia E. Matovu E. Uni Z. Kedar O. Hakim Y. Levavi-Sivan B. Rutaisire J. 2014. Developmental changes in the activity of intestinal brush border enzyme in the wild juvenile Nile perch Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1758). International Journal of Fisheries and Aquaculture, 6, 71-79. doi: 10.5897/IJFA2013.0396
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Olabode OS. Golan M. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. Preliminary report on the production of transgenic Oreochromis niloticus using tol 2 kit. Nigerian Journal of Biotechnology, 27, 34 – 39.
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Biran J. Golan M. Mizrahi N. Ogawa S. Parhar IS. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. LPXRFa, the piscine ortholog of GnIH, and LPXRF-receptor positively regulate gonadotropin secretion in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Endocrinology. 155, 4391-401. doi: 10.1210/en.2013-2047
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Biran J. Golan, M. Mizrahi N. Ogawa S. Parhar, IS. Levavi-Sivan B. 2014. Direct regulation of gonadotropin release by neurokinin B in tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus). Endocrinology. 155, 4831–4842. doi:10.1210/en.2013-2114
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Golan M. Biran J. Levavi-Sivan, B. 2014. A novel model for development, organization, and function of gonadotropes in fish pituitary gonadotropin beta subunit promoters drive correct expression of transgenes in zebrafish. Frontiers in Endocrinology. 5, 182. doi: 10.3389/fendo.2014.00182
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Sower SA, Decatur WA, Hausken KN, Marquis TJ, Barton SL, Gargan J, Freamat M, Wilmot M, Hollander L, Hall JA, Nozaki M, Shpilman M, Levavi-Sivan B. 2015. Emergence of an ancestral glycoprotein hormone in the pituitary of the sea lamprey, a basal vertebrate. Endocrinology. 156:3026-37. doi:10.1210/en.2014-1797
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Zmora N. Stubblefield J. Wong T.T. Levavi-Sivan B. Millar R.P. Zohar Y. 2015. Specific roles for Kisspeptin 1 and Kisspeptin 2 in the regulation of reproduction in the striped bass, Morone saxatilis, revealed by two kisspeptin antagonists. Biology of Reproduction. 93:76. doi:10.1095/biolreprod.115.131870
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Golan M. Zelinger E. Zohar Y. Levavi-Sivan B. 2015. Architecture of GnRH-Gonadotrope-Vasculature reveals a dual mode of gonadotropin regulation in fish. Endocrinology. 156:4163-73. doi: 10.1210/en.2015-1150
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Ogawa S, Sivalingam M, Biran J, Golan M, Anthonysamy RS, Levavi-Sivan B, Parhar IS. 2016. Distribution of LPXRFa, a gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone ortholog peptide, and LPXRFa receptor in the brain and pituitary of the tilapia. J Comp Neurol. 524:2753-75. doi:10.1002/cne.23990
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Golan M, Martin AO, Mollard P, Levavi-Sivan B. 2016. Anatomical and functional gonadotrope networks in the teleost pituitary. Scientific Reports 6:23777. doi:10.1038/srep23777
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Golan M, Hollander-Cohen L, Levavi-Sivan B. 2016. Stellate cell networks in the teleost pituitary. Scientific Reports 6:24426. doi:10.1038/srep24426
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Yom-Din S, Hollander-Cohen L., Aizen J., Boehm B., Shpilman M., Golan M., Hurvitz A., Degani G. Levavi-Sivan B. 2016. Gonadotropins in the Russian sturgeon: Their role in steroid secretion and the effect of hormonal treatment on their secretion. Plos One, 11:e0162344. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0162344
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Sanchis-Benlloch, PJ. Nocillado, JN. Ladisa, C. Aizen, J. Miller, A. Shpilman, M. Levavi-Sivan, B. Ventura, T. Elizur A. 2017. In-vitro and in-vivo biological activity of recombinant Yellowtail kingfish (Seriola lalandi) follicle stimulating hormone. General and Comparative Endocrinology. 241:41-49. doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2016.03.001
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Aizen J, Hollander-Cohen L, Shpilman M, Levavi-Sivan B. 2017. Biologically active recombinant carp LH as a spawning inducing agent for Carp. Journal of Endocrinology. 232:391-402. doi:10.1530/JOE-16-0435
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Zmora N. Wong TS. Stubblefield J. Levavi-Sivan B. Zohar Y. 2017. Neurokinin B regulates reproduction via inhibition of kisspeptin in striped bass. Journal of Endocrinology. 233:159-174. doi:10.1530/JOE-16-0575
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Simon Y. Levavi-Sivan B. Cahaner A. Hulata G. Halachmi I. 2017. A behavioral sensor for fish welfare. Aquaculture Engineering. 77: 107–111. doi:10.1016/j.aquaeng.2017.04.001
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Spicer OS, Zmora N, Wong TS, Golan M, Levavi-Sivan B, Gothilf Y, Zohar Z. 2017. The GnIH (Lpxrfa) system’s regulation of reproduction in the brain-pituitary axis of the zebrafish. Biology of Reproduction, 96:1031-1042. doi:10.1093/biolre/iox032
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Levavi Sivan B, Degani G, Hurvitz A 2017. Vitellogenin level in the plasma of Russian sturgeon (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii) in Northern Israel. J Marine Sci Res Dev 7:244-247. doi:10.4172/2155-9910.1000244
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Cohen-Hollander L, Aizen J, Golan M, Shpilman M Levavi-Sivan B. 2018. Characterization of carp gonadotropins: structure, yearly profile, establishment of ELISA and cross reaction. General Comparative Endocrinology, 264:28-38: doi:10.1016/j.ygcen.2017.11.022
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Hausken KN, Tizon B, Shpilman M, Barton SL, Decatur WA, Plachetzki D, Freamat M, Kavanaugh M, Ul-Hasan M, Levavi-Sivan B, S.A. Sower. 2018. Cloning and characterization of sea lamprey thyrostimulin (GpA2/GpB5), a novel pituitary glycoprotein hormone. General Comparative Endocrinology, 264:16-27. doi: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2018.04.010
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Biran, J. Levavi-Sivan, B. 2018. Endocrine Control of Reproduction, Fish. In M. K. Skinner (Ed.), Encyclopedia of Reproduction. vol. 6, pp. 362–368. Academic Press: Elsevier.
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Burow S, Fontaine R, von Krogh K, Mayer I, Nourizadeh-Lillabadi R, Hollander-Cohen L, Cohen Y, Shpilman M, Levavi-Sivan B, Weltzien FA. Medaka follicle-stimulating hormone (Fsh) and luteinizing hormone (Lh): Developmental profiles of pituitary protein and gene expression levels. Journal of Endocrinology. In press