GnRH molecular variants in the brain and pituitary gland of pejerrey, Odontesthes bonariensis (Atheriniformes). Immunological and chromatographic evidence for the presence of a novel molecular variant

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology - C Pharmacology Toxicology and Endocrinology

Volumn 118, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 335-345

  Stefano, Andrea V ^a   Canosa, Luis F ^b   D'Eramo, José L ^c   Fridman, Osvaldo ^c   Affanni, Jorge M ^a   Somoza, Gustavo M ^a  

^a Facultad de Ciencias Naturales e Instituto M Lillo   (Argentina)

^b Lab de Endocrinol Comparada   (Argentina)

^c Fund Ctro Invest Medicas A   (Argentina)

Author keywords

GnRH; Hypophysis; Neuroendocrinology; Neuropeptides; Radioimmunoassay; Reproductio n; RP HPLC; Teleost fish

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; TISSUE EXTRACT;

ARTICLE; BRAIN; FISH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REVERSED PHASE HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY;

ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FISHES; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TISSUE EXTRACTS;

EID: 0031438580     PISSN: 07428413     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0742-8413(97)00135-7     Document Type: Article

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