Gonadotrophin subunit and GnRH receptor gene expression in the pars distalis of the equine pituitary

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 160, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 236-242

  Townsend, Julie ^a   Westcott, Karen ^a   Tortonese, Domingo J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

GnRH R; Gonadotrophin; mRNA; Seasonal breeding

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

ALPHA CHAIN; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FERTILITY; GELDING; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADOTROPIN SECRETING CELL; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HORSE; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS PARS DISTALIS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; MARE; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RNA ANALYSIS; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE;

EID: 59249099502     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.029     Document Type: Article

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