Distribution and variation in gonadotropin releasing hormone-I (GnRH-I) immunoreactive neurons in the brain of the native Thai chicken during the reproductive cycle

Acta Histochemica

Volumn 114, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 409-420

  Sartsoongnoen, Natagarn ^a   Prakobsaeng, Nattiya ^b   Kosonsiriluk, Sunantha ^c   Chaiyachet, Orn Anong ^b   Chokchaloemwong, Duangsuda ^b   Halawani, Mohamed El ^c   Chaiseha, Yupaporn ^b  

^a NAKHON RATCHASIMA RAJABHAT UNIVERSITY   (Thailand)

^b SURANAREE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Thailand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

Birds; Gonadotropin releasing hormone I; Hypothalamus; Immunohistochemistry; Incubation behavior; Native Thai chicken; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN RELEASING HORMONE 1; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTERIOR HYPOTHALAMUS; ARTICLE; BRAIN NERVE CELL; BRAIN REGION; CELL COUNT; CELLULAR DISTRIBUTION; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HORMONE ACTION; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PREOPTIC AREA; PROTEIN EXPRESSION;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CHICKENS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; MALE; NEURONS; REPRODUCTION;

AVES;

EID: 84860366527     PISSN: 00651281     EISSN: 16180372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.acthis.2011.08.001     Document Type: Article

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