Investigation into the duality of gonadotropic cells of Mediterranean yellowtail (Seriola dumerilii, Risso 1810): Immunocytochemical and ultrastructural studies

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 128, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 25-35

  Pilar Garcia Hernandez M ^a   García Ayala, Alfonsa ^a   Zandbergen, Matthijs A ^b   Agulleiro, Blanca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MURCIA   (Spain)

^b UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Coexistence of FSH and LH; Duality of gonadotropic cells; FSH; Immunocytochemistry; LH; Mediterranean yellowtail (teleost); Ultrastructure

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; THYROTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL POPULATION; CELL TYPE; CELL ULTRASTRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; FEMALE; FISH; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROUGH ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; SECRETORY GRANULE;

EID: 0036387309     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0016-6480(02)00052-7     Document Type: Article

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