Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone in seasonally-breeding songbirds: Neuroanatomy and functional biology

Journal of Ornithology

Volumn 148, Issue SUPLL. 2, 2007, Pages

  Bentley, George E ^a   Perfito, Nicole ^a   Ubuka, Takayoshi ^a   Ukena, Kazuyoshi ^b   Osugi, Tomohiro ^c   O'Brien, Sara ^d   Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^c   Wingfield, John C ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Gonadotropins; Hypothalamus; Luteinizing hormone; Pituitary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; BIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS; BIRD; ENZYME ACTIVITY; NEUROLOGY; PEPTIDE; PHOTOPERIOD; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY;

AVES; COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; GALLIFORMES; MELOSPIZA; MELOSPIZA MELODIA; PASSERI; PASSERIFORMES; PHASIANIDAE; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS; ZONOTRICHIA LEUCOPHRYS GAMBELII;

EID: 36949014532     PISSN: 21937192     EISSN: 21937206     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10336-007-0217-2     Document Type: Review

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