A possible neural cascade involving the photoneuroendocrine system (PNES) responsible for regulating gonadal development in an avian species, Gallus gallus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 76, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 586-596

  Li, Hongyan ^a   Kuenzel, Wayne J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Encephalic photoreceptors; Photoneuroendocrine system; Sulfamethazine; Vasoactive intestinal polypeptide

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 1; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; IODOTHYRONINE DEIODINASE 2; PHOSPHODIESTERASE; PHOSPHODIESTERASE 6BETA; PROLACTIN; SULFADIMIDINE; TYROSINE 3 MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE RECEPTOR;

ARTICLE; BRAIN COMMISSURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FOWL; GALLUS GALLUS; GENE ACTIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; HYPOTHALAMUS; MALE; NERVE CELL; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; ANTI-INFECTIVE AGENTS; BRAIN; CHICKENS; CYCLIC NUCLEOTIDE PHOSPHODIESTERASES, TYPE 6; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; PHOTOPERIOD; PHOTOTRANSDUCTION; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SULFAMETHAZINE; TESTIS; TYROSINE 3-MONOOXYGENASE; VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE;

EID: 46349104223     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.04.007     Document Type: Article

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