Developmental profiles and thyroid hormone regulation of brain transcripts in frogs: A species comparison with emphasis on physalaemuspustulosus

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 98-112

  Duarte Guterman, Paula ^a   Ryan, Michael J ^c   Hogan, Natacha S ^b   Trudeau, Vance L ^a,d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRINCE EDWARD ISLAND   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Androgen; Brain; Estrogen; Gene expression; Metamorphosis; Physalaemus (Engystomops)pustulosus; Rana (Lithobates)pipiens; Silurana (Xenopus)tropicalis; Thyroid hormone; T ngara

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; ESTROGEN; THYROID HORMONE; THYROID HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; ANURA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS; PHYSIOLOGY; RANA PIPIENS; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ANDROGENS; ANIMALS; ANURA; BRAIN; ESTROGENS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION, DEVELOPMENTAL; LARVA; METAMORPHOSIS, BIOLOGICAL; RANA PIPIENS; RECEPTORS, THYROID HORMONE; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THYROID HORMONES; TRANSCRIPTION, GENETIC;

AMPHIBIA; ANURA; PHYSALAEMUS PUSTULOSUS; RANA PIPIENS; XENOPUS TROPICALIS;

EID: 84857058267     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000331265     Document Type: Article

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