Brain - Hatschek's pit relationships in amphioxus species

Acta Zoologica

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 301-305

  Gorbman, Aubrey ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Amphioxus infundibulum; Hatschek's pit; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; CYCLOSTOME; FUNCTIONAL ANATOMY; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INFUNDIBULUM; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; NOTOCHORD;

EID: 0033214789     PISSN: 00017272     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1463-6395.1999.00027.x     Document Type: Article

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