Functional and evolutionary insights into vertebrate kisspeptin systems from studies of fish brain

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 161-182

  Akazome, Y ^a   Kanda, S ^a   Okubo, K ^b   Oka, Y ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

GPR54; Kiss1; Kiss2; Kisspeptin receptor; Paralogue; Vertebrate evolution

Indexed keywords

LIGAND; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CLASSIFICATION; EVOLUTION; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; BRAIN; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; LIGANDS; TUMOR SUPPRESSOR PROTEINS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; AVES; MAMMALIA; METATHERIA; ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES; ORYZIINAE; PISCES; TELEOSTEI; TETRAPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 76449099253     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02496.x     Document Type: Review

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