Thyrotropin-releasing hormone concentrations in different regions of the chicken brain and pituitary: An ontogenetic study

Brain Research

Volumn 818, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 260-266

  Geris, Kris L ^a   D'Hondt, Els ^a   Kühn, Eduard R ^a   Darras, Veerle M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Brain; Chicken; Nucleus; Ontogeny; Pituitary; Thyrotropin releasing hormone

Indexed keywords

PROTIRELIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN STEM; CHICKEN; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MEDIAN EMINENCE; NONHUMAN; ONTOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TELENCEPHALON;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, NEWBORN; BRAIN; BRAIN MAPPING; BRAIN STEM; CEREBELLUM; CHICK EMBRYO; CHICKENS; HYPOTHALAMUS; PITUITARY GLAND; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SUPERIOR COLLICULUS; TELENCEPHALON; THYROTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE;

EID: 0033550729     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0006-8993(98)01281-5     Document Type: Article

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