Octopus gonadotrophin-releasing hormone: A multifunctional peptide in the endocrine and nervous systems of the cephalopod

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 322-326

  Minakata, H ^a   Shigeno, S ^b   Kano, N ^c   Haraguchi, S ^c   Osugi, T ^c   Tsutsui, K ^c  

^a SUNTORY INSTITUTE FOR BIOORGANIC RESEARCH   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cephalopod; GnRH; Neuromodulator; Neurotransmitter; Reproductive system; Steroidogenesis

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; SEX HORMONE;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BRAIN; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CEPHALOPOD; CONFERENCE PAPER; COTURNIX; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; MEMORY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; OCTOPUS; OPTIC TRACT; OVARY; OVIDUCT; PERIPHERAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; QUAIL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SMOOTH MUSCLE CONTRACTION; STEROIDOGENESIS; TESTIS; VERTEBRATE;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADS; HEART; MEMORY; MOTOR ACTIVITY; OCTOPODIFORMES; REPRODUCTION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 63549123166     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01852.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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