Cloning of the cDNA for thyroid stimulating hormone β subunit and changes in activity of the pituitary - Thyroid axis during silvering of the Japanese eel, Anguilla japonica

Journal of Molecular Endocrinology

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 179-194

  Han, Y S ^a   Liao, I C ^b   Tzeng, W N ^a   Yu, John Y L ^c  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Taiwan)

^c ACADEMIA SINICA   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GENOMIC DNA; PROTIRELIN; SIGNAL PEPTIDE; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; THYROXINE;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CARP; COLOR; CONTROLLED STUDY; DNA SEQUENCE; DNA STRUCTURE; EEL; EXON; FEMALE; GENE CONTROL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; HYPOTHESIS; IN VITRO STUDY; INTRON; MATURITY; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY DEVELOPMENT; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMONID; TELEOST; THYROXINE BLOOD LEVEL; TISSUE CULTURE; VERTEBRATE;

ANGUILLA JAPONICA;

EID: 1542330968     PISSN: 09525041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/jme.0.0320179     Document Type: Article

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