Development of non-competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for mummichog Fundulus heteroclitus gonadotropins - Examining seasonal variations in plasma FSH and LH levels in both sexes

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 178, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 463-469

  Shimizu, Akio ^a   Ohkubo, Makoto ^a   Hamaguchi, Masami ^b  

^a FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

ELISA; FSH; LH; Mummichog; Plasma GTH levels; Reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ARTICLE; BRAIN CORTEX; CELL MATURATION; CORTICAL ALVEOLUS; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FISH; FOLLITROPIN BLOOD LEVEL; FUNDUS HETEROCLITUS; GAMETE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; LIMIT OF DETECTION; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; OVARY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEASONAL VARIATION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAWNING; TESTIS FUNCTION; VITELLOGENESIS;

EID: 84864820039     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2012.07.003     Document Type: Article

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