Universal antisera for immunocytochemical identification of two different gonadotrophs in acanthopterygian fishes

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 29, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 275-287

  Shimizu, Aneko ^a   Sakai, T ^b   Nashida, K ^a   Honda, H ^a,c  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Acanthopterygii; Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Gonadotroph; Immunocytochemistry; Luteinizing hormone (LH); Phylogenetic status; Pituitary; Synthetic peptide; Teleost; Universal antiserum

Indexed keywords

ANTISERUM; CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ARTICLE; HORMONE DETERMINATION; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ORGANOGENESIS; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIVERSITY; TAXONOMIC RANK; TELEOST;

ACANTHOPTERYGII; BERYX DECADACTYLUS; CLUPEOMORPHA; CYCLOSQUAMATA; ELOPOMORPHA; FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; OSTARIOPHYSI; PARACANTHOPTERYGII; PISCES; PLEURONECTOIDEI; POLYMIXIA LOWEI; POLYMIXIOMORPHA; PROTACANTHOPTERYGII; STENOPTERYGII; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 20444452577     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-004-5287-y     Document Type: Article

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