Seasonal variations of the β-endorphin neuronal system in the mediobasal hypothalamus of the jerboa (Jaculus orientalis)

Neuroscience Letters

Volumn 376, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 107-110

  Ouezzani, Seloua El ^a   Tramu, Gérard ^b   Magoul, Rabia ^a  

^a SIDI MOHAMED BEN ABDELLAH UNIVERSITY   (Morocco)

^b EA 2972   (France)

Author keywords

Arcuate nucleus; Immunohistochemistry; Jerboa; Mediobasal hypothalamus; Season; Endorphin

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEASONAL VARIATION;

EID: 13444305202     PISSN: 03043940     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neulet.2004.11.035     Document Type: Article

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