Photic and nonphotic seasonal cues differentially engage hypothalamic kisspeptin and RFamide-related peptide mRNA expression in Siberian hamsters

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1007-1014

  Paul, M J ^a   Pyter, L M ^b   Freeman, D A ^c   Galang, J ^b   Prendergast, B J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MEMPHIS   (United States)

Author keywords

Energetics; Neuropeptides; Reproduction; RFamide; Seasonality

Indexed keywords

KISSPEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; RFAMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN REGION; BRAIN TISSUE; BREEDING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIENCEPHALON; DIET RESTRICTION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE FUNCTION; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENE LOCATION; GONAD FUNCTION; HAMSTER; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOCOMPETENT CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; SEASONAL VARIATION; THALAMUS;

ANIMALS; CEREBRUM; CRICETINAE; CUES; DIET; FOOD DEPRIVATION; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; HYPOTHALAMUS; LIGHT; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; ORGAN SIZE; PHODOPUS; PHOTOPERIOD; RNA, MESSENGER; SEASONS; TESTIS; TIME FACTORS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

EID: 70949100233     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01924.x     Document Type: Article

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