Immunohistochemical localization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone and somatolactin during sexual maturation and spawning of lates niloticus

Journal of Biological Sciences

Volumn 7, Issue 7, 2007, Pages 1102-1111

  Khalil, Noha A ^a   El Gamal, Abd El Hakim E ^a   Gaber, Sohair A ^a   Mousa, Mostafa A ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF OCEANOGRAPHY AND FISHERIES   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Immunocytochemistry; Lates niloticus; Pituitary gland; Somatolactin

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; SEX HORMONE; SOMATOLACTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FISH; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS INTERMEDIATE LOBE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; SEXUAL MATURATION; SPAWNING;

LATES NILOTICUS;

EID: 36048996267     PISSN: 17273048     EISSN: 18125719     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3923/jbs.2007.1102.1111     Document Type: Article

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