Distribution of galanin receptor 1-immunoreactive neurons in the ovine hypothalamus: Colocalization with GnRH

Brain Research

Volumn 1054, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 73-81

  Dufourny, Laurence ^a   Skinner, Donal C ^a  

^a Department 3166 ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Galanin; Hypothalamus; LHRH; Season; Sheep

Indexed keywords

GALANIN RECEPTOR 1; GONADORELIN;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ESTRUS CYCLE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOCYTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SHEEP;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; RECEPTOR, GALANIN, TYPE 1; SHEEP;

EID: 23944518298     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2005.06.088     Document Type: Article

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