Four functional GnRH receptors in zebrafish: Analysis of structure, signaling, synteny and phylogeny

Integrative and Comparative Biology

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 570-587

  Tello, Javier A ^a   Wu, Sheng ^a   Rivier, Jean E ^b   Sherwood, Nancy M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

^b SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CARASSIUS AURATUS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; DANIO RERIO; MAMMALIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 57349168092     PISSN: 15407063     EISSN: 15577023     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/icb/icn070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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