Anatomical localization of the effects of reproductive state, castration, and social milieu on cells immunoreactive for gonadotropin-releasing hormone-I in male European starlings (Sturnus vulgaris)

Journal of Comparative Neurology

Volumn 517, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 146-155

  Stevenson, Tyler J ^a   Ball, Gregory F ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

GnRH 1; Preoptic area; Reproduction; Seasonality; Starling

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANATOMICAL VARIATION; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; CASTRATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; MALE; NONHUMAN; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STARLING;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CASTRATION; CELL COUNT; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; NEURONS; ORGAN SIZE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PREOPTIC AREA; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; STARLINGS; TESTIS; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 70349838244     PISSN: 00219967     EISSN: 10969861     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/cne.22159     Document Type: Article

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