ZFIN Person: Sherwood, Nancy M.

ZFIN ID: ZDB-PERS-960805-513

Sherwood, Nancy M.

Email:	nsherwoo@uvvm.uvic.ca
URL:	http://darwin.ceh.uvic.ca/people/sherwood.html
Affiliation:	Sherwood Lab
Address:	Department of Biology University of Victoria P.O. Box 3020 Victoria, B.C., V8W 2Y2 Canada
Country:	Canada
Phone:	(604) 721-7143
Fax:	(604) 721-7120
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BIOGRAPHY AND RESEARCH INTERESTS

PUBLICATIONS

Castro, A., Becerra, M., Manso, M.J., Tello, J., Sherwood, N.M., and Anadón, R. (2009) Distribution of growth hormone-releasing hormone-like peptide: Immunoreactivity in the central nervous system of the adult zebrafish (Danio rerio). The Journal of comparative neurology. 513(6):685-701

Roch, G.J., Wu, S., and Sherwood, N.M. (2009) Hormones and receptors in fish: Do duplicates matter?. General and comparative endocrinology. 161(1):3-12

Wu, S., Roch, G., Cervini, L., Rivier, J., and Sherwood, N. (2008) Newly-identified receptors for PHI and GHRH-like peptide in zebrafish help to elucidate the mammalian secretin superfamily. Journal of molecular endocrinology. 41(5):343-366

Tello, J.A., Wu, S., Rivier, J.E., and Sherwood, N.M. (2008) Four functional GnRH receptors in zebrafish: Analysis of structure, signaling, synteny and phylogeny. Integrative and Comparative Biology. 48(5):570-587

Sherwood, N.M., Adams, B.A., Isaac, E.R., Wu, S., and Fradinger, E.A. (2007) Knocked down and out: PACAP in development, reproduction and feeding. Peptides. 28(9):1680-1687

Wu, S., Page, L., and Sherwood, N.M. (2006) A role for GnRH in early brain regionalization and eye development in zebrafish. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 257-258:47-64

Wu, S., Adams, B.A., Fradinger, E.A., and Sherwood, N.M. (2006) Role of Two Genes Encoding PACAP in Early Brain Development in Zebrafish. Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences. 1070:602-621

Sherwood, N.M., and Wu, S. (2005) Developmental role of GnRH and PACAP in a zebrafish model. General and comparative endocrinology. 142(1-2):74-80

Fradinger, E.A., Tello, J.A., Rivier, J.E., and Sherwood, N.M. (2005) Characterization of four receptor cDNAs: PAC(1), VPAC(1), a novel PAC(1) and a partial GHRH in zebrafish. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 231(1-2):49-63

Krueckl, S.L., Fradinger, E.A., and Sherwood, N.M. (2003) Developmental changes in the expression of growth hormone-releasing hormone and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide in zebrafish. The Journal of comparative neurology. 455(3):396-405

Fradinger, E.A. and Sherwood, N.M. (2000) Characterization of the gene encoding both growth hormone-releasing hormone (GRF) and pituitary adenylate cyclase-activating polypeptide (PACAP) in the zebrafish. Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology. 165(1-2):211-219

Powell, J.F., Krueckl, S.L., Collins, P.M., and Sherwood, N.M. (1996) Molecular forms of GnRH in three model fishes: rockfish, medaka, and zebrafish. The Journal of endocrinology. 150(1):17-23

NON-ZEBRAFISH PUBLICATIONS