Recent studies of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in the mammalian hypothalamus, pituitary and gonads

Brain Research

Volumn 1364, Issue , 2010, Pages 62-71

  Bentley, George E ^a   Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^b   Kriegsfeld, Lance J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GnIH; GnRH; Pituitary; Reproduction; RFamide; Testis

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN;

GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; NEUROCHEMISTRY; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUAIL; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; CRICETINAE; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; GONADS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; HYPOTHALAMUS; MACACA MULATTA; MALE; MICE; PITUITARY GLAND; RATS; REPRODUCTION; SHEEP;

MAMMALIA; PHASIANIDAE;

EID: 78649505408     PISSN: 00068993     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.brainres.2010.10.001     Document Type: Review

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