The origins of the vertebrate hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal (HPG) and hypothalamic-pituitary-thyroid (HPT) endocrine systems: New insights from lampreys

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 20-29

  Sower, Stacia A ^a   Freamat, Mihael ^a   Kavanaugh, Scott I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Evolution; GnRH; Gonadotropin; Gonadotropin receptor; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Lamprey; Thyrostimulin

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GLYCOPROTEIN; GLYCOPROTEIN II; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PROTIRELIN; THYROTROPIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

GENE DUPLICATION; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE MUTATION; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS THYROID SYSTEM; LAMPREY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW;

EID: 60449103896     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.11.023     Document Type: Review

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