Sexual dimorphism of galanin-like immunoreactivity in the brain and pituitary of goldfish, Carassius auratus

Journal of Chemical Neuroanatomy

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 119-135

  Prasada Rao, P D ^a,b   Murthy, C K ^b   Cook, Harry ^b   Peter, Richard E ^b  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hypothalamo hypophysial system; Hypothalamus; Neuroendocrine system; Peptides; Teleostei

Indexed keywords

GALANIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR COMMISSURE; ARTICLE; DIENCEPHALON; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; INFUNDIBULUM; MAGNOCELLULAR NUCLEUS; MALE; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; NERVE CELL; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; OPTIC TECTUM; PERIKARYON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RHOMBENCEPHALON; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEGMENTUM;

EID: 0030000061     PISSN: 08910618     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/0891-0618(96)00110-X     Document Type: Article

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