Distribution and function of Gonadotropin-releasing Hormone (GnRH) in the teleost brain

Zoological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 1-11

  Amano, Masafumi ^a   Urano, Akihisa ^b   Aida, Katsumi ^c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; BRAIN; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SALMON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; RNA, MESSENGER; SALMON;

ANIMALIA; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0031079681     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.14.1     Document Type: Article

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