Secretion of inhibin in female Japanese quails (Coturnix japonica) from hatch to sexual maturity

Journal of Reproduction and Development

Volumn 54, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 52-57

  Sedqyar, Manila ^a,b   Weng, Qiang ^b,c   Watanabe, Gen ^a,b   Kandiel, Mohamed M M ^b,d   Takahashi, Sinji ^e   Suzuki, Akira K ^e   Taneda, Shinji ^e   Taya, Kazuyoshi ^a,b  

^a GIFU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b TOKYO UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Japan)

^c BEIJING FORESTRY UNIVERSITY   (China)

^d Benha University   (Egypt)

^e NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIES   (Japan)

Author keywords

Development; Female quail; Inhibin; Luteinizing hormone (LH); Progesterone

Indexed keywords

ACTIVIN; INHIBIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN SUBUNIT;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BLOOD; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; FEMALE; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; METABOLISM; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ACTIVINS; ANIMALS; BODY WEIGHT; COTURNIX; FEMALE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; INHIBINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; ORGAN SIZE; OVARY; PROGESTERONE; PROTEIN SUBUNITS;

COTURNIX; COTURNIX JAPONICA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 40949119775     PISSN: 09168818     EISSN: 13484400     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1262/jrd.19112     Document Type: Article

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