Distribution and Seasonal Variation in Hypothalamic RF-amide Peptides in a Semi-Desert Rodent, the Jerboa

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 402-411

  Janati, A ^a   Talbi, R ^a   Klosen, P ^b   Mikkelsen, J D ^c   Magoul, R ^a   Simonneaux, V ^b   El Ouezzani, S ^a  

^a Université Sidi Mohammed Ben Abdellah   (Morocco)

^b Hopitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg   (France)

^c Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

Author keywords

Jerboa (Jaculus orientalis); Kisspeptin; Reproduction; RFRP 3; Season

Indexed keywords

KISSPEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; RF AMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; AUTUMN; DENSITY; DESERT; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOREACTIVITY; JERBOA; MALE; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; RODENT; SEASONAL VARIATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SPRING; ZONA INCERTA;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; KISSPEPTINS; MALE; NEUROPEPTIDES; RODENTIA; SEASONS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84875493495     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12015     Document Type: Article

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