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2026
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Wayne J. Kuenzel
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High Impact
Physiologist, Neurobiologist/ Professor
Formerly Arkansas Affiliated with Arkansas State University, University of Arkansas through 2024; recent publications list University of Arkansas System.
Poultry Science
36 h-index
149 pubs
6,593 cited
Research Areas
Biomedical Subjects
Biography and Research Information
OverviewAI-generated summary
Wayne J. Kuenzel's research focuses on the neuroanatomy and neurophysiology of avian brains, with a particular emphasis on the hypothalamus and telencephalon. His work has contributed to understanding the nomenclature and structural organization of these brain regions in birds, including the chick (Gallus domesticus). He has investigated the effects of neuropeptides, such as neuropeptide Y and peptide YY, on feeding behavior and insulin levels in chicks, utilizing central administration methods. Additionally, his research has explored the impact of retinal image degradation on ocular development in chicks.
Kuenzel's scholarship includes the development of stereotaxic atlases for avian brains and the revision of avian telencephalon nomenclature. His publications span topics from vertebrate brain evolution to the immunogenicity of influenza vaccines. With an h-index of 36 and over 6,500 citations from 149 publications, he is recognized as a highly cited researcher. He actively leads a research group and maintains collaborations with researchers at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, including Seong Wook Kang, Paul M. Gignac, and Parker J. Straight.
Metrics
- h-index: 36
- Publications: 149
- Citations: 6,593
Positions
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Physiologist, Neurobiologist/ Professor 2000–presentUniversity of Arkansas Fayetteville Poultry Science ORCID
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Physiologist, Neurobiologist/ ProfessorArkansas Agricultural Experiment Station Poultry Science ORCID
Selected Publications
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A histological and diceCT-derived 3D reconstruction of the avian visual thalamofugal pathway (2024)
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Mapping the avian visual tectofugal pathway using 3D reconstruction (2023)
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Interaction between the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal and thyroid axes during immobilization stress (2022)
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The avian subpallium and autonomic nervous system (2021)
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Identification of SNPs Associated with Stress Response Traits within High Stress and Low Stress Lines of Japanese Quail (2021)
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Characterization of stress response involved in chicken myopathy (2020)
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The vasotocinergic system and its role in the regulation of stress in birds (2019)
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Differential delayed responses of arginine vasotocin and its receptors in septo-hypothalamic brain structures and anterior pituitary that sustain hypothalamic–pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functions during acute stress (2019)
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Differential and temporal expression of corticotropin releasing hormone and its receptors in the nucleus of the hippocampal commissure and paraventricular nucleus during the stress response in chickens (Gallus gallus) (2019)
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Identification of avian vasotocin receptor subtype-specific antagonists involved in the stress response of the chicken,Gallus gallus (2018)
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AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Mediates the Effect of Leptin on Avian Autophagy in a Tissue-Specific Manner (2018)
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Mapping the brain of the chicken (Gallus gallus), with emphasis on the septal-hypothalamic region (2017)
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Anatomical and functional implications of corticotrophin‐releasing hormone neurones in a septal nucleus of the avian brain: an emphasis on glial‐neuronal interaction via V1a receptors in vitro (2017)
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Functional evidence that the nucleus of the hippocampal commissure shows an earlier activation from a stressor than the paraventricular nucleus: Implication of an additional structural component of the avian hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis (2017)
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Differential responses of the vasotocin 1a receptor (V1aR) and osmoreceptors to immobilization and osmotic stress in sensory circumventricular organs of the chicken (Gallus gallus) brain (2016)
Collaboration Network
Top Collaborators
Seong Wook Kang
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
18 shared publications
In database
- Exploring avian deep-brain photoreceptors and their role in activating the neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal development
- Exploring avian deep-brain photoreceptors and their role in activating the neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal development
- Identification of arginine vasotocin (AVT) neurons activated by acute and chronic restraint stress in the avian septum and anterior diencephalon
- Differential and temporal expression of corticotropin releasing hormone and its receptors in the nucleus of the hippocampal commissure and paraventricular nucleus during the stress response in chickens (Gallus gallus)
- Neuroendocrine regulation of stress in birds with an emphasis on vasotocin receptors (VTRs)
Showing 5 of 18 shared publications
Alexander Jurkevich
University of Missouri (US)
13 shared publications
- Sex differences in plasma corticosterone release in undisturbed chickens (Gallus gallus) in response to arginine vasotocin and corticotropin releasing hormone
- Molecular neuroendocrine events during stress in poultry
- Heterooligomerization between Vasotocin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Receptors Augments CRH-Stimulated 3′,5′-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Production
- Appetitive and Consummatory Sexual and Agonistic Behaviour Elicits FOS Expression in Aromatase and Vasotocin Neurones within the Preoptic Area and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis of Male Domestic Chickens
- Subpallial and hypothalamic areas activated following sexual and agonistic encounters in male chickens
Showing 5 of 13 shared publications
Gurueswar Nagarajan
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
8 shared publications
- Identification of arginine vasotocin (AVT) neurons activated by acute and chronic restraint stress in the avian septum and anterior diencephalon
- Functional evidence that the nucleus of the hippocampal commissure shows an earlier activation from a stressor than the paraventricular nucleus: Implication of an additional structural component of the avian hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis
- AMP-Activated Protein Kinase Mediates the Effect of Leptin on Avian Autophagy in a Tissue-Specific Manner
- Differential responses of the vasotocin 1a receptor (V1aR) and osmoreceptors to immobilization and osmotic stress in sensory circumventricular organs of the chicken (Gallus gallus) brain
- Anatomical and functional implications of corticotrophin‐releasing hormone neurones in a septal nucleus of the avian brain: an emphasis on glial‐neuronal interaction via V1a receptors in vitro
Showing 5 of 8 shared publications
Lawrence E. Cornett
University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
6 shared publications
In database
- Heterooligomerization between Vasotocin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Receptors Augments CRH-Stimulated 3′,5′-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Production
- Characterization and immunohistochemical visualization of the vasotocin VT2 receptor in the pituitary gland of the chicken, Gallus gallus
- A possible mechanism contributing to the synergistic action of vasotocin (VT) and corticotropin-releasing hormone (CRH) receptors on corticosterone release in birds
- Distribution of the Vasotocin Subtype Four Receptor ( VT 4 R ) in the Anterior Pituitary Gland of the Chicken, G allus gallus, and its Possible Role in the Avian Stress Response
- Immunohistochemical characterization of chicken pituitary cells containing the vasotocin VT2 receptor
Showing 5 of 6 shared publications
Hakeem J. Kadhim
Thi Qar University (IQ)
4 shared publications
- Differential and temporal expression of corticotropin releasing hormone and its receptors in the nucleus of the hippocampal commissure and paraventricular nucleus during the stress response in chickens (Gallus gallus)
- Differential delayed responses of arginine vasotocin and its receptors in septo-hypothalamic brain structures and anterior pituitary that sustain hypothalamic–pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis functions during acute stress
- Characterization of stress response involved in chicken myopathy
- Interaction between the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal and thyroid axes during immobilization stress
Farrah N. Madison
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
3 shared publications
- Sex differences in plasma corticosterone release in undisturbed chickens (Gallus gallus) in response to arginine vasotocin and corticotropin releasing hormone
- Heterooligomerization between Vasotocin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Receptors Augments CRH-Stimulated 3′,5′-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Production
- Identification of the vasotocin VT2 receptors in the pituitary gland and their implication in the functions of the HPA axis of chickens
Marina V. Mikhailova
University of Arkansas at Little Rock (US)
2 shared publications
- Heterooligomerization between Vasotocin and Corticotropin-Releasing Hormone (CRH) Receptors Augments CRH-Stimulated 3′,5′-Cyclic Adenosine Monophosphate Production
- Distribution of the Vasotocin Subtype Four Receptor ( VT 4 R ) in the Anterior Pituitary Gland of the Chicken, G allus gallus, and its Possible Role in the Avian Stress Response
Luc R. Berghman
Texas A&M University (US)
2 shared publications
- Characterization and immunohistochemical visualization of the vasotocin VT2 receptor in the pituitary gland of the chicken, Gallus gallus
- Immunohistochemical characterization of chicken pituitary cells containing the vasotocin VT2 receptor
Donald W. Sparling
2 shared publications
- Contaminant Exposure and Effects in Red-Winged Blackbirds Inhabiting Stormwater Retention Ponds
- Nesting and foraging behavior of red-winged blackbirds in stormwater wetlands
John D. Eisemann
Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (US)
2 shared publications
- Contaminant Exposure and Effects in Red-Winged Blackbirds Inhabiting Stormwater Retention Ponds
- Nesting and foraging behavior of red-winged blackbirds in stormwater wetlands
Jingjing Xie
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Appetitive and Consummatory Sexual and Agonistic Behaviour Elicits FOS Expression in Aromatase and Vasotocin Neurones within the Preoptic Area and Bed Nucleus of the Stria Terminalis of Male Domestic Chickens
- Subpallial and hypothalamic areas activated following sexual and agonistic encounters in male chickens
Brian A. Tessaro
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville (US)
2 shared publications
- Identification of arginine vasotocin (AVT) neurons activated by acute and chronic restraint stress in the avian septum and anterior diencephalon
- Identification of antagonists to the vasotocin receptor sub-type 4 (VT4R) involved in stress by molecular modelling and verification using anterior pituitary cells
Zhimin Zhou
Yale University (US)
2 shared publications
- Exploring avian deep-brain photoreceptors and their role in activating the neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal development
- Exploring avian deep-brain photoreceptors and their role in activating the neuroendocrine regulation of gonadal development
Srinivas Jayanthi
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Identification of avian vasotocin receptor subtype-specific antagonists involved in the stress response of the chicken,Gallus gallus
- Identification of antagonists to the vasotocin receptor sub-type 4 (VT4R) involved in stress by molecular modelling and verification using anterior pituitary cells
Thallapuranam Krishnaswamy Suresh Kumar
University of Arkansas at Fayetteville
2 shared publications
In database
- Identification of avian vasotocin receptor subtype-specific antagonists involved in the stress response of the chicken,Gallus gallus
- Identification of antagonists to the vasotocin receptor sub-type 4 (VT4R) involved in stress by molecular modelling and verification using anterior pituitary cells
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