OOIR: Observatory of International Research

Papers

(The TQCC of Domestic Animal Endocrinology is 7. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2020-05-01 to 2024-05-01.)

Article	Citations
Roles of leptin and resistin in metabolism, reproduction, and leptin resistance	35
Salivary cortisol as a marker of acute stress in dogs: a review	26
Melatonin improves the motility and DNA integrity of frozen-thawed ram spermatozoa likely via suppression of mitochondrial superoxide production	24
Effects of equine metabolic syndrome on inflammation and acute-phase markers in horses	22
Nutritional control of puberty in the bovine female: prenatal and early postnatal regulation of the neuroendocrine system	21
Machine learning algorithm as a diagnostic tool for hypoadrenocorticism in dogs	21
Chronic elevation of plasma cortisol causes differential expression of predominating glucocorticoid in plasma, saliva, fecal, and wool matrices in sheep	20
Nanoplastics impair in vitro swine granulosa cell functions	20
Upregulation of miR-146b promotes porcine ovarian granulosa cell apoptosis by attenuating CYP19A1	19
Changes in mRNA and protein levels of gonadotropin releasing hormone and receptor in ovine thymus, lymph node, spleen, and liver during early pregnancy	18
Effects of pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and Prascend (pergolide tablets) treatment on endocrine and immune function in horses	17
Effect of maternal nutrient restriction on skeletal muscle mass and associated molecular pathways in SGA and Non-SGA sheep fetuses	17
Long-term impacts of late-gestation maternal heat stress on growth performance, blood hormones and metabolites of newborn calves independent of maternal reduced feed intake	16
Protective effects of the phytogenic feed additive “comfort” on growth performance via modulation of hypothalamic feeding- and drinking-related neuropeptides in cyclic heat-stressed broilers	16
Embryonic response to high beta-hydroxybutyrate (BHB) levels in postpartum dairy cows	14
Is it time to reconsider the relative weight of sociosexual relationships compared with photoperiod in the control of reproduction of small ruminant females?	13
Maternal nutrient restriction alters endocrine pancreas development in fetal heifers	12
Physiological and genomic insight into neuroendocrine regulation of puberty in gilts	12
Pregnancy in pigs: the journey of an early life	12
Behavioral and physiological responses to intraperitoneal injection of zymosan in chicks	12
Immunolocalization of melatonin receptors in bovine ovarian follicles and in vitro effects of melatonin on growth, viability and gene expression in secondary follicles	12
Evaluation of a flash glucose monitoring system in dogs with diabetic ketoacidosis	12
High temperature impairs rabbit viability, feed consumption, growth and fecundity: examination of endocrine mechanisms	11
Possible roles of parathyroid hormone, 1.25(OH)2D3, and fibroblast growth factor 23 on genes controlling calcium metabolism across different tissues of the laying hen	11
Baicalin attenuates endometritis in a rabbit model induced by infection with Escherichia coli and Staphylococcus aureus via NF-κB and JNK signaling pathways	11

Transcriptional and translational abundance of visfatin (NAMPT) in buffalo ovary during estrous cycle and its in vitro effect on steroidogenesis	11
Overcoming neuroendocrine and metabolic barriers to puberty: the role of melatonin in advancing puberty in ewe lambs	11
Effect of reduction and alkylation treatment in three different assays used for the measurement of oxytocin in saliva of pigs	11
Neuronal networks that regulate gonadotropin-releasing hormone/luteinizing hormone secretion during undernutrition: evidence from sheep	11
The kisspeptin system in domestic animals: what we know and what we still need to understand of its role in reproduction	11
Influence of testosterone administration at the end of the breeding season on sperm cryoresistance in rams (Ovis aries) and bucks (Capra hircus)	10
Salivary cortisol measurement in horses: immunoassay or LC-MS/MS?	10
Importance of neuroanatomical data from domestic animals to the development and testing of the KNDy hypothesis for GnRH pulse generation	10
The myokine irisin: localization and effects in swine late medium and large antral ovarian follicle	10
Role of neurokinin B in ovine puberty	10
In vitro supplementation of testosterone or prolactin affects spermatozoa freezability in small ruminants	10
Effects of melatonin administration to cashmere goats on cashmere production and hair follicle characteristics in two consecutive cashmere growth cycles	10
Fenofibrate treatment for severe hypertriglyceridemia in dogs	10
Somatotropin increases plasma ceramide in relation to enhanced milk yield in cows	10
Markers of muscle atrophy and impact of treatment with pergolide in horses with pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction and muscle atrophy	10
Early pregnancy regulates the expression of prolactin and its receptor in the thymus, the liver, the spleen and lymph nodes in sheep	10
Quantifying heat stress; the roles on metabolic status and intestinal integrity in poultry, a review	10
Effects of advanced age and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction on components of the acute phase reaction in horses	10
Interactions between cattle breed type and anabolic implant strategy impact circulating serum metabolites, feedlot performance, feeding behavior, carcass characteristics, and economic return in beef s	9
Influence of season and pituitary pars intermedia dysfunction on hair cortisol concentration in horses	9
Skeletal muscle-secreted myokine interleukin-6 induces white adipose tissue conversion into beige adipose tissue in myostatin gene knockout pigs	9
Interrelationships between kisspeptin and FSH in control of porcine ovarian cell functions	9
5-Hydroxytryptophan strongly stimulates serotonin synthesis in Holstein steers	9
Effects of buserelin administration on testicular blood flow and plasma concentrations of testosterone and estradiol-17β in rams	9
Effects of blue monochromatic light directed at one eye of pregnant horse mares on gestation, parturition and foal maturity	9
Association between progesterone concentration and endometrial gene expression in dairy cows	9
The bovine milk microbiome – an evolving science	9
Deep small RNA-Seq reveals microRNAs expression profiles in lactating mammary gland of 2 sheep breeds with different milk performance	9
Developmental programming: prenatal and postnatal consequences of hyperthermia in dairy cows and calves	8
Effects of sustained hyperprolactinemia in late gestation on mammary development of gilts	8
The role of protein restriction and interaction with antibiotics in the regulation of compensatory growth in pigs: growth performance, serum hormone concentrations, and messenger RNA levels in compone	8
Dexamethasone and prednisolone treatment in beef cattle: influence on glycogen deposition and gene expression in the liver	8
Detection of estrous biomarkers in the body exudates of Kangayam cattle (Bos indicus) from interplay of hormones and behavioral expressions	8
Oxytocin receptor expression in stallion testes and epididymides	8
Effect of alpine grazing on plasma and hair cortisol, serotonin, and DHEA in dairy cows and its welfare impact	8
Implications of growth rates and compensatory growth on puberty attainment in Nellore heifers	8
Effect of follicle size on hormonal status of follicular fluid, oocyte ATP content, and in vitro embryo production in prepubertal sheep	8
Preconceptional diet manipulation and fetus number can influence placenta endocrine function in sheep	8
A SNP in the 3′UTR of the porcine IGF-1 gene interacts with miR-new14 to affect IGF-1 expression, proliferation and apoptosis of PK-15 cells	8
Obesity, insulin resistance, adiponectin, and PPAR-γ gene expression in broiler chicks fed diets supplemented with fat and green tea (Camellia sinensis) extract	8
Understanding the influence of trenbolone acetate and polyamines on proliferation of bovine satellite cells	8
Novel actions of kisspeptin signaling outside of GnRH-mediated fertility: a potential role in energy balance	7
Possible role of corticosterone in proteolysis, glycolytic, and amino acid metabolism in primary cultured avian myotubes incubated at high-temperature conditions	7
Endocrine regulation of fetal metabolism towards term	7
The KMT2A gene: mRNA differential expression in the ovary and a novel 13-nt nucleotide sequence variant associated with litter size in cashmere goats	7
Effect of potassium iodide supplementation and teat-dipping on iodine status in dairy cows and milk iodine levels	7
Pattern of postruminal administration of l-tryptophan affects blood serotonin in cattle	7
Administration of a single dose of 300 IU of human chorionic gonadotropin seven days after the onset of estrus improves pregnancy rate in dairy goats by an unknown mechanism	7
A negative energy balance during the peri-implantational period reduces dam IGF-1 but does not alter progesterone or pregnancy-specific protein B (PSPB) or fertility in suckled cows	7
Association of plasma concentrations of oxytocin, vasopressin, and serotonin with docility and friendliness of horses	7

Expression of MTNR1A, steroid (ERα, ERβ, and PR) receptor gene transcripts, and the concentration of melatonin and steroid hormones in the ovarian follicles of buffalo	7
Cyclooxygenase 2 messenger RNA levels in canine follicular cells: interrelationship with GDF-9, BMP-15, and progesterone	7
Characterization of the neuropeptide FF (NPFF) gene in chickens: evidence for a single bioactive NPAF peptide encoded by the NPFF gene in birds	7
iTRAQ-based proteomic analysis of bovine pre-ovulatory plasma and follicular fluid	7
Serum concentration of mineralocorticoids, glucocorticoids, and sex steroids in peripartum bitches	7
Effect of precalving body condition score on insulin signaling and hepatic inflammatory state in grazing dairy cattle	7
Amyloidogenesis of feline amylin and plasma levels in cats with diabetes mellitus or pancreatitis	7
The ACTH challenge and its repeatability in fattening bulls—influences of physiological state, challenge time standardization, and horn status	7