Neuronal peptides induce oocyte maturation and gamete spawning of sea cucumber, Apostichopus japonicus

Developmental Biology

Volumn 326, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 169-176

  Kato, Shinichi ^a   Tsurumaru, Saori ^a   Taga, Makoto ^a   Yamane, Tomoki ^a   Shibata, Yasushi ^b   Ohno, Kaoru ^b   Fujiwara, Atushi ^c   Yamano, Keisuke ^c   Yoshikuni, Michiyasu ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR BASIC BIOLOGY   (Japan)

^c FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Aquaculture; Neurotransmitter; NGIWYamide; NGLWYamide; Oocyte maturation; Ovulation; Reproduction; Sea cucumber; Spawning

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINYLGLYCYLISOLEUCYLTRYPTOPHYLTYROSYLAMIDE; ASPARAGINYLGLYCYLLEUCYLTRYPTOPHYLTYROSYLAMIDE; NEUROPEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAMETE; GERMINAL VESICLE; MALE; METAMORPHOSIS; NONHUMAN; OOCYTE MATURATION; OVULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEA CUCUMBER; SPAWNING;

APOSTICHOPUS; APOSTICHOPUS JAPONICUS; HOLOTHUROIDEA;

EID: 58549104707     PISSN: 00121606     EISSN: 1095564X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ydbio.2008.11.003     Document Type: Article

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