Expression of gonadotrophin-releasing hormone binding sites in somatic tissues of the gilthead seabream (Sparus aurata): A quantitative autoradiographic study

Histology and Histopathology

Volumn 21, Issue 10-12, 2006, Pages 1065-1073

  Gonzalez Martinez D ^a   Sarasquete, C ^b   Pascual, E ^b   Muñoz Cueto, José Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CÁDIZ   (Spain)

^b INSTITUTO DE CIENCIAS MARINAS DE ANDALUCÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autoradiography; GnRH binding sites; Hormonal induction; Perciform; Somatic tissues

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; IODINE 125; IODOTYROSINE; GONADOTROPIN;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FISH; GILL; HEART; INTESTINE; KIDNEY PARENCHYMA; LIVER PARENCHYMA; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTION; SKELETAL MUSCLE; SPLEEN; STOMACH; ANIMAL; CHEMISTRY; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; METABOLISM; METHODOLOGY; SEA BREAM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

MAMMALIA; PERCIFORMES; SPARUS AURATA;

ANIMALS; AUTORADIOGRAPHY; BINDING SITES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADOTROPINS; SEA BREAM; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 33746740555     PISSN: 02133911     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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