Seasonal breeding as a neuroendocrine model for puberty in sheep

Molecular and Cellular Endocrinology

Volumn 324, Issue 1-2, 2010, Pages 102-109

  Smith, Jeremy T ^a   Clarke, Iain J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Dopamine; Gonadotropin inhibitory hormone; Kisspeptin; Reproduction; RF amide peptide

Indexed keywords

DOPAMINE; ESTROGEN; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; NEUROPEPTIDE; THYROXINE DEIODINASE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

BREEDING; DOPAMINERGIC NERVE CELL; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; FEMALE FERTILITY; HORMONE RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; MALE FERTILITY; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NEUROENDOCRINOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PREPUBERTY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBERTY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SHEEP; ANIMAL; ANIMAL MODEL; METABOLISM; NEUROSECRETION; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON; SEXUAL MATURATION;

ANIMALS; BREEDING; MODELS, ANIMAL; NEUROSECRETORY SYSTEMS; SEASONS; SEXUAL MATURATION; SHEEP;

EID: 77953913523     PISSN: 03037207     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mce.2010.03.007     Document Type: Review

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