Preoptic GnRH and AVT: Axes for sexual plasticity in teleost fish

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 141-152

  Foran, Christy M ^a   Bass, Andrew H ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARGININE; ARGIPRESSIN; ARGIPRESTOCIN; FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE;

ANIMAL CELL; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; TELEOST;

EID: 0032732127     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/gcen.1999.7357     Document Type: Review

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