The effect of testosterone and season on prodynorphin messenger RNA expression in the preoptic area-hypothalamus of the ram

Domestic Animal Endocrinology

Volumn 34, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 440-450

  Scott, Christopher J ^a,b   Clarke, Iain J ^a   Tilbrook, Alan J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b CHARLES STURT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Bed nucleus of the stria terminalis; In situ hybridisation; Supraoptic nucleus

Indexed keywords

ENKEPHALIN; HORMONE; MESSENGER RNA; PREPROENKEPHALIN; PROTEIN PRECURSOR; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BLOOD; DRUG EFFECT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; METABOLISM; PREOPTIC AREA; SEASON; SHEEP; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

ANIMALS; ENKEPHALINS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; SHEEP; TESTOSTERONE; TISSUE DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 42649132467     PISSN: 07397240     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2008.01.001     Document Type: Article

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