Molecular cloning and brain distribution of three types of gonadotropin-releasing hormone from mummichog fundulus heteroclitus

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 379-394

  Ohkubo, M ^a   Aranishi, F ^b   Shimizu, A ^a  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b SHIMANE UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cloning; Gene expression; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Teleost

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FEMALE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OLFACTORY BULB; PHYLOGENY; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; FEMALE; FUNDULIDAE; GENE EXPRESSION PROFILING; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OLFACTORY BULB; PHYLOGENY; PITUITARY GLAND; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

FUNDULUS HETEROCLITUS; ORYZIAS; ORYZIAS LATIPES; ORYZIINAE; SALMO SALAR; TELEOSTEI; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 77449105193     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02509.x     Document Type: Article

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