Presence of β-follicle-stimulating hormone and β-luteinizing hormone transcripts in the brain of Cichlasoma dimerus (Perciformes: Cichlidae): Effect of brain-derived gonadotropins on pituitary hormone release

Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 89, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 27-37

  Pandolfi, Matías ^a   Pozzi, Andrea G ^a,b   Cánepa, Maximiliano ^a   Vissio, Paula G ^a   Shimizu, Akio ^d   Maggese, M Cristina ^a   Lobo, Guillermo ^c  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^b Instituto de Fisiología   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES EN INGENIERÍA GENÉTICA Y BIOLOGÍA MOLECULAR   (Argentina)

^d FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cichlids; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary culture; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADOTROPIN; GROWTH HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE TRANSPORT; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; WESTERN BLOTTING;

EID: 59049087836     PISSN: 00283835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000152833     Document Type: Article

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