Reproduction phase-related expression of β-endorphin-like immunoreactivity in the nucleus lateralis tuberis of the female Indian major carp Cirrhinus mrigala: Correlation with the luteinising hormone cells-ovary axis

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 18, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 319-329

  Sakharkar, A J ^a   Singru, P S ^b   Mazumdar, M ^a   Subhedar, Nishikant ^a  

^a RTM NAGPUR UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b TUFTS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

endorphin; Neuroendocrine regulation; Nucleus lateralis tuberis; Seasonal changes; Teleost

Indexed keywords

BETA ENDORPHIN; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; CARP; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CELL; OVARY CYCLE; OVULATION; POLYACRYLAMIDE GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONAL VARIATION; SPAWNING; TELEOST; THALAMUS DORSAL LATERAL NUCLEUS;

ANIMALS; BETA-ENDORPHIN; CARPS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEURONS; OVARY; PITUITARY GLAND; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 33645451702     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2006.01421.x     Document Type: Article

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