The hagfish pituitary gland and its putative adenohypophysial hormones

Zoological Science

Volumn 25, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 1028-1036

  Nozaki, Masumi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Adenohypophysial hormone; Adrenocorticotropin; Agnatha; Cyclostome; Gonadotropin; Growth hormone; Hagfish; Lamprey; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS HORMONE;

ANIMAL; HAGFISH; HISTOLOGY; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; HAGFISHES; PITUITARY GLAND; PITUITARY HORMONES, ANTERIOR;

AGNATHA; HAGFISH; INVERTEBRATA; MAMMALIA; MYXINIDAE; PETROMYZONTIDAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 56849094626     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: 02890003     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.25.1028     Document Type: Review

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