Neuropeptidergic control of the optic gland of Octopus vulgaris: FMRF- amide and GnRH immunoreactivity

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 398, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 1-12

  Di Cosmo, Anna ^a   Di Cristo, Carlo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

Author keywords

Cephalopods; Immunohistochemistry; Invertebrate neuroendocrinology; LHRH; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; NEUROPEPTIDE; PHENYLALANYLMETHIONYLARGINYLPHENYLALANINAMIDE LIKE PEPTIDE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; ENDOCRINE GLAND; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; OCTOPUS; OPTIC TRACT; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES; ESOPHAGUS; FMRFAMIDE; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; MALE; NERVE FIBERS; NEURONS; OCTOPODIFORMES; OPTIC LOBE;

EID: 0032541373     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9861(19980817)398:1<1::AID-CNE1>3.0.CO;2-5     Document Type: Article

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