Molecular Cloning and Differential Expression of Three GnRH Genes during Ovarian Maturation of Spotted Halibut, Verasper variegatus

Journal of Experimental Zoology Part A: Ecological Genetics and Physiology

Volumn 317, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 434-446

  Xu, Yong Jiang ^a,b   Liu, Xue Zhou ^b   Liao, Mei Jie ^b   Wang, Han Ping ^c   Wang, Qing Yin ^b  

^a OCEAN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA   (China)

^b YELLOW SEA FISHERIES RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (China)

^c OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ESTRADIOL; GONADORELIN; ISOPROTEIN; MESSENGER RNA; TESTOSTERONE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; BLOOD; BRAIN; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; GENETICS; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR CLONING; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; BRAIN; CLONING, MOLECULAR; ESTRADIOL; FEMALE; FLOUNDER; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; OVARY; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RANDOM AMPLIFIED POLYMORPHIC DNA TECHNIQUE; RNA, MESSENGER; SEQUENCE ALIGNMENT; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA; TESTOSTERONE;

VERASPER VARIEGATUS;

EID: 84864017606     PISSN: 19325223     EISSN: 19325231     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jez.1736     Document Type: Article

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