Molecular characterization and expression profiles of three GnRH forms in the brain and pituitary of adult chub mackerel (Scomber japonicus) maintained in captivity

Aquaculture

Volumn 356-357, Issue , 2012, Pages 200-210

  Selvaraj, Sethu ^a   Kitano, Hajime ^a   Amano, Masafumi ^b   Nyuji, Mitsuo ^a   Kaneko, Kensuke ^a   Yamaguchi, Akihiko ^a   Matsuyama, Michiya ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b KITASATO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Brain; GnRH; Gonadal stages; Mackerel; Pituitary

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID; BRAIN; CONCENTRATION (COMPOSITION); DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; HORMONE; MOLECULAR ANALYSIS; NUCLEIC ACID; PEPTIDE; PERCIFORM; REPRODUCTION; SPAWNING;

RASTRELLIGER; SCOMBER JAPONICUS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84863304473     PISSN: 00448486     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.aquaculture.2012.05.015     Document Type: Article

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