I obtained a Ph.D. in neurosciences in 2015 for my work on the dopaminergic inhibitory system controlling the reproductive function in zebrafish. Currently, I work on the reproductive physiology in fish, as a neuroendocrinologist in the group of Finn-Arne Weltzien. I study and characterize the gonadotopes cells in the pituitary looking at the ontogeny, plasticity and cell communication as well as the effect of some environmental factors on their activity. For this purpose, I mostly use fluorescent in situ hybridization, immunofluorescence, ELISA and confocal imaging techniques, and the Atlantic salmon and the medaka as model animals.
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Publikasjoner2018
1. Ager-Wick, Eirill; Hodne, Kjetil; Fontaine, Romain; von Krogh, Kristine; Haug, Trude; Weltzien, Finn-Arne.
Preparation of a High-quality Primary Cell Culture from Fish Pituitaries. Journal of Visualized Experiments 2018 ;Volum 138.
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2. Fontaine, Romain; Hodne, Kjetil; Weltzien, Finn-Arne.
Healthy Brain-pituitary Slices for Electrophysiological Investigations of Pituitary Cells in Teleost Fish. Journal of Visualized Experiments 2018
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20173. Candelma, Michela; Fontaine, Romain; Colella, Sabrina; Santojanni, Alberto; Weltzien, Finn-Arne; Carnevali, Oliana.
Gonadotropin characterization, localization and expression in the European hake (Merluccius merluccius). Reproduction 2017 ;Volum 153.(2) s. 123-132
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4. Xavier, Anna L; Fontaine, Romain; Bloch, Solal; Affaticati, Pierre; Jenett, Arnim; Demarque, Michael; Vernier, Philippe; Yamamoto, Kei.
Comparative analysis of monoaminergic cerebrospinal fluid-contacting cells in Osteichthyes (bony vertebrates). Journal of Comparative Neurology 2017 ;Volum 525.(9) s. 2265-2283
20156. Fontaine, Romain; Affaticati, Pierre; Bureau, Charlotte; Colin, Ingrid; Demarque, Michael; Dufour, Sylvie; Vernier, Philippe; Yamamoto, Kei; Pasqualini, Catherine.
The Dopaminergic Neurons Controlling Anterior Pituitary Functions: Anatomy and Ontogenesis in Zebrafish. Endocrinology 2015
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7. Yamamoto, Kei; Fontaine, Romain; Pasqualini, Catherine; Vernier, Philippe.
Classification of Dopamine Receptor Genes in Vertebrates: Nine Subtypes in Osteichthyes. Brain, Behavior and Evolution 2015
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20138. Fontaine, Romain; Affaticati, Pierre; Yamamoto, Kei; Jolly, Cécile; Bureau, Charlotte; Baloche, Sylvie; Gonnet, Françoise; Vernier, Philippe; Dufour, Sylvie; Pasqualini, Catherine.
Dopamine Inhibits Reproduction in Female Zebrafish (Danio rerio) via Three Pituitary D2 Receptor Subtypes. Endocrinology 2013
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Forskning & prosjekt
Forskningsområder
Forskningsområder:
- Biofag
- Diverse medisin/helse
- Landbruks- og fiskerifag
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