Distribution and morphology of luteinising hormone-releasing hormone neurones in a species of wild antelope, the springbok (Antidorcas marsupialis)

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 389, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 444-452

  Robinson, Jane E ^a   Skinner, Donal C ^a   Skinner, John D ^b   Haupt, Martin A ^b  

^a BABRAHAM INSTITUTE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cell area; Cell number; Immunocytochemistry; Preoptic area; Social status

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN MAPPING; CELL DENSITY; CELL LABELING; GONADORELIN RELEASE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; ANIMALS, WILD; ANTELOPES; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 0031583838     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19971222)389:3<444::AID-CNE6>3.0.CO;2-0     Document Type: Article

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