Photoperiodic control of TSH-β expression in the mammalian pars tuberalis has different impacts on the induction and suppression of the hypothalamo-hypopysial gonadal axis

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 22, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 43-50

  Yasuo, S ^a   Yoshimura, T ^b   Ebihara, S ^b   Korf, H W ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Melatonin; Pars tuberalis; Syrian hamster; TSH; Type 2 deiodinase

Indexed keywords

MELATONIN; THYROTROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; THYROXINE DEIODINASE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HAMSTER; HYPOPHYSIS PARS TUBERALIS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEASONAL VARIATION; TRANSCRIPTION REGULATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; CRICETINAE; EPENDYMA; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; IODIDE PEROXIDASE; MALE; MELATONIN; MESOCRICETUS; PHOTOPERIOD; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; RECEPTORS, THYROTROPIN; RNA, MESSENGER; THIRD VENTRICLE; THYROTROPIN, BETA SUBUNIT; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 73349084317     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01936.x     Document Type: Article

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