Ontogeny of the corticotropin-releasing factor system in zebrafish

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 61-69

  Alderman, Sarah L ^a   Bernier, Nicholas J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

Author keywords

Corticotropin; Cortisol; CRH; Development; Embryo; Feeding; Gene expression; HPA axis; HPI axis; Ontogeny; Seawater; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 1; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; HYDROCORTISONE; MESSENGER RNA; UROTENSIN I;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN TISSUE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENT; EMBRYO; EMBRYO DEVELOPMENT; FEEDING; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION; HOMEOSTASIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; INTERRENAL GLAND; LARVA; MALE; NEUROSECRETION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; ONTOGENY; OSMOTIC STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STRESS; VERTEBRATE; ZEBRA FISH;

EID: 67650577168     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2009.04.007     Document Type: Article

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