Diurnal changes in the expression of genes encoding for arginine vasotocin and pituitary pro-opiomelanocortin in the rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss): Correlation with changes in plasma hormones

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 10, Issue 12, 1998, Pages 937-943

  Gilchriest, B J ^a   Tipping, D R ^a   Levy, A ^b   Baker, B I ^a  

^a University of Bath   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arginine vasotocin; Diurnal neuropeptide gene expression; Pituitary pro opiomelanocortin; Plasma cortisol; Rainbow trout

Indexed keywords

ARGIPRESTOCIN; MESSENGER RNA; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYDROCORTISONE BLOOD LEVEL; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT;

ANIMALS; ANTISENSE ELEMENTS (GENETICS); CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GENE EXPRESSION; HYDROCORTISONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; NEURONS; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBES; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; OXYTOCIN; PITUITARY GLAND; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RNA, MESSENGER; VASOTOCIN;

EID: 0031758391     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.1998.00283.x     Document Type: Article

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