In situ localization of plethodontid courtship pheromone mRNA in formalin-fixed tissue

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 150, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 480-485

  Fontana, Mary F ^a   Houck, Lynne D ^b   Staub, Nancy L ^a  

^a GONZAGA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

In situ hybridization; Pheromone; Plethodon shermani; Plethodontidae; PMF; PRF; SPF

Indexed keywords

FORMALDEHYDE; PARAFFIN; PHEROMONE; PLETHODONTID MODULATING FACTOR; PLETHODONTID RECEPTIVITY FACTOR; SODEFRIN PRECURSOR LIKE FACTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BIOTINYLATION; CLOACA; CONTROLLED STUDY; COURTSHIP; EMBEDDING; FEMALE; GENE LOCATION; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; MALE; NONHUMAN; OLIGONUCLEOTIDE PROBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REPRODUCTION; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SALAMANDER; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; TAIL;

EID: 33845948483     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2006.11.007     Document Type: Article

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