Molecular cloning of cDNA of mammalian and chicken II gonadotropin-releasing hormones (mGnRHs and cGnRH-II) in the beluga (Huso huso) and the disruptive effect of methylmercury on gene expression

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 803-817

  Gharaei, Ahmad ^a   Mahboudi, Fereidoun ^b   Esmaili Sari, Abbas ^c   Edalat, Rozita ^b   Adeli, Ahmad ^b   Keyvanshokooh, Saeed ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZABOL   (Iran)

^b PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF IRAN   (Iran)

^c TARBIAT MODARES UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^d KHORRAMSHAHR UNIVERSITY OF MARINE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Beluga; GnRH genes expression; Methylmercury; Phylogeny; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA; METHYLMERCURIC CHLORIDE; METHYLMERCURY DERIVATIVE; PRIMER DNA;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CHICKEN; DNA SEQUENCE; DOSE RESPONSE; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CHICKENS; CLONING, MOLECULAR; DNA PRIMERS; DNA, COMPLEMENTARY; DOSE-RESPONSE RELATIONSHIP, DRUG; FISHES; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; METHYLMERCURY COMPOUNDS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; HUSO HUSO; MAMMALIA;

EID: 77955849254     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10695-009-9356-0     Document Type: Article

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