Neuroanatomical investigation of the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone 1 system in the seasonally breeding Cape dune mole-rat, Bathyergus suillus

Brain Research Bulletin

Volumn 77, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 185-188

  Hart, Leanne ^a,b   Bennett, Nigel C ^a   Kalamatianos, Theodosis ^b   Oosthuizen, Maria K ^a,b   Jarvis, Jennifer U M ^c   O'Riain, M Justin ^c   Coen, Clive W ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Bathyergus suillus; Cape dune mole rat; GnRH; LHRH; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BATHYERGUS SUILLUS; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FOREBRAIN; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; MICROPHOTOGRAPHY; MOLE RAT; NEUROANATOMY; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; SEPTUM PELLUCIDUM; SUPRAOPTIC NUCLEUS;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CELL COUNT; CELL SIZE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; MEDIAN EMINENCE; PHOTOMICROGRAPHY; PREOPTIC AREA; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SEPTUM OF BRAIN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 54549097026     PISSN: 03619230     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainresbull.2008.07.004     Document Type: Article

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