Evidence for gonadotropin-releasing hormone peptides in the ovary and testis of rainbow trout

Biology of Reproduction

Volumn 60, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 1338-1344

  Von Schalburg, Kristian R ^a   Warby, Carol M ^a   Sherwood, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY; HORMONE DETERMINATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAINBOW TROUT; TESTIS;

AGING; ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; CHROMATOGRAPHY, HIGH PRESSURE LIQUID; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; OVARY; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; TESTIS;

EID: 0032971195     PISSN: 00063363     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1095/biolreprod60.6.1338     Document Type: Article

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