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Mikoto Nakajo

Osaka Medical and Pharmaceutical UniversityORCID 0000-0003-0749-9257Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Approach:experimental assay· 2 Organism:zebrafish· 2 Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Chie UmataniiD· 1 shared Daichi Miyazoe· 1 shared Junpei Yamashita· 1 shared Kaito Ishikawa· 1 shared Kataaki OkuboiD· 1 shared Keiko Yokoyama· 1 shared Kohei Hosono· 1 shared Masato KinoshitaiD· 1 shared

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PhysiologyJournal of NeuroendocrinologyPeer-reviewedJan 1, 2026

Sexual receptivity increases in synchrony with the ovulatory cycle in female medaka

Soma Tomihara, Rinko Shimomai, Mikoto Nakajo…·Chie Umatani

This study shows that ovulation is essential for female sexual receptivity in medaka, and progesterone signaling in specific brain regions synchronizes sexual behavior with the ovulatory cycle.

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NeuroscienceeLifePeer-reviewedAug 5, 2019

Neuropeptide B mediates female sexual receptivity in medaka fish, acting in a female-specific but reversible manner

Towako Hiraki‐Kajiyama, Junpei Yamashita, Keiko Yokoyama…·Kataaki Okubo

This study shows that neuropeptide B mediates female sexual receptivity in medaka fish in a female-specific and reversible manner through estrogen-dependent regulation.

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