Brain morphology and immunohistochemical localization of the gonadotropin-releasing hormone in the bluefin tuna, Thunnus thynnus

European Journal of Histochemistry

Volumn 52, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 19-27

  Palmieri, G ^a   Acone, F ^a   Desantis, S ^b   Corriero, A ^b   Ventriglia, G ^b   Addis, P ^c   Genovese, S ^d   Aprea, A ^b   Spedicato, D ^b   Losurdo, M ^b   Deflorio, M ^b   Di Summa, A ^b   De Metrio, Gregorio ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SASSARI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAGLIARI   (Italy)

^d CNR   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus); Brain; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Immunohistochemistry

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; POLYCLONAL ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; BRAIN REGION; CEREBELLUM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; HYPOTHALAMUS PERIVENTRICULAR NUCLEUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOCALIZATION; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROANATOMY; NEUROHYPOPHYSIS; NONHUMAN; OCULOMOTOR NUCLEUS; OLFACTORY BULB; OLFACTORY NERVE; OPTIC TECTUM; PERIKARYON; PREOPTIC NUCLEUS; REPRODUCTION; RHINENCEPHALON; TEGMENTUM; TELENCEPHALON; THALAMUS DORSAL LATERAL NUCLEUS; TUNA; ANIMAL; BRAIN; BRAIN LEVEL; CHEMISTRY; HISTOLOGY; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; OLFACTORY SYSTEM;

ARCHOSARGUS RHOMBOIDALIS; THUNNUS THYNNUS;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; BRAIN CHEMISTRY; DIENCEPHALON; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NEURONS; OLFACTORY PATHWAYS; TELENCEPHALON; TUNA;

EID: 48249123499     PISSN: 1121760X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4081/1182     Document Type: Article

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