Hypophyseal gene expression profiles of FSH-β, LH-β, and glycoprotein hormone-α subunits in Ictalurus punctatus throughout a reproductive cycle

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 136, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 82-89

  Kumar, R Sampath ^b   Trant, John M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b CURAGEN CORPORATION   (United States)

Author keywords

FSH; Gene expression; LH

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CHANNEL CATFISH; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC CODE; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 1042287104     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2003.12.006     Document Type: Article

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