Number of immunoreactive GnRH-containing neurons is heritable in a wild-derived population of white-footed mice (Peromyscus leucopus)

Physiological and Biochemical Zoology

Volumn 80, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 534-541

  Heideman, Paul D ^a   Broussard, David R ^a,b   Tate, Jessica A ^a   Avigdor, Mauricio ^a  

^a The College of William and Mary   (United States)

^b LYCOMING COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

ANTIBODY; BRAIN; GENETIC VARIATION; HORMONE; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; RODENT; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENETICS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NERVE CELL; ORGAN SIZE; PEROMYSCUS; PHYSIOLOGY; TESTIS;

ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENETIC VARIATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; PEROMYSCUS; TESTIS;

MAMMALIA; MUS; PEROMYSCUS; PEROMYSCUS LEUCOPUS;

EID: 34548150879     PISSN: 15222152     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/519960     Document Type: Article

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