Characteristics of the proopiomelanocortin system in the outdoor-bred domestic gander: I. ACTH and β-endorphin levels in the brain, pituitary, and plasma

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 109, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 44-51

  Barna, I ^a   Koenig, J I ^b   Peczely P ^c  

^a INSTITUTE OF EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE   (Hungary)

^b MARYLAND PSYCHIATRIC RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c SZENT ISTVÁN UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; BETA ENDORPHIN; BETA LIPOTROPIN; CORTICOTROPIN; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN LEVEL; CASTRATION; CORTICOTROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; GOOSE; HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY;

EID: 0031889664     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1997.7006     Document Type: Article

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