Isolation, cloning, and expression of three prepro-GnRH mRNAs in Atlantic croaker brain and pituitary

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 488, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 384-395

  Mohamed, J Shaik ^a   Thomas, Peter ^a   Khan, Izhar A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

Author keywords

Atlantic croaker; Fluorescence in situ hybridization; GnRH mRNA expression; GnRH multiplicity; Reproduction; Teleost

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GONADORELIN; HORMONE PRECURSOR; MESSENGER RNA; PREPROGONADORELIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; ATLANTIC CROAKER; BRAIN TISSUE; CHICKEN; EUROPEAN SEA BASS; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GILTHEAD; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MAMMAL; MOLECULAR CLONING; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OLFACTORY BULB; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALMON; SEA BREAM; TELENCEPHALON; TELEOST;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE-RELEASING HORMONE; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; PERCIFORMES; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 21644460731     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.20596     Document Type: Article

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