Gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) immunoreactive neurons in male mouse lemurs following removal of the vomeronasal organ

Brain Research

Volumn 1043, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 247-250

  Aujard, Fabienne ^a   Schilling, Alain ^a   Perret, Martine ^a  

^a CNRS MNHN   (France)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Mouse lemur; Preoptic area; Primate; Vomeronasal

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELL COUNT; CHEMORECEPTOR REFLEX; CHEMOSENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NEUROMODULATION; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSIMIAN; SPECIES COMPARISON; VOMERONASAL ORGAN;

EID: 18044372228     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.02.056     Document Type: Article

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