Reproductive neuropeptides: Prevalence of GnRH and KNDy neural signalling components in a model avian, gallus gallus

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 190, Issue , 2012, Pages 134-143

  Joseph, Nerine T ^a   Tello, Javier A ^b   Bedecarrats, Gregoy Y ^a   Millar, Robert P ^c,d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GUELPH   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^e UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Avian; GnRH; KNDy neurone; Neuropeptides; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

DYNORPHIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; KISSPEPTIN; LEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; PROGESTERONE; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN; SEX HORMONE;

ARCUATE NUCLEUS; BREEDING; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EVOLUTION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; GALLUS GALLUS; GENE SILENCING; GONAD FUNCTION; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; INTRACELLULAR SIGNALING; NEGATIVE FEEDBACK; NERVE CELL; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; NONHUMAN; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; OVARY FOLLICLE MATURATION; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; PROTEIN SECRETION; PULSATILE HORMONE RELEASE; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEXUAL MATURATION; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ARC; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; AVIAN; DYN; DYNORPHIN; ERΑ; FOLLICLE STIMULATION HORMONE; FSH; GNIH; GNRH; GONADOTROPHIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; GONADOTROPHIN RELEASING HORMONE; KISS; KISSPEPTIN; KNDY NEURONE; LH; LUTEINISING HORMONE; MC4R; MELANOCORTIN 4 RECEPTOR; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDE Y; NEUROPEPTIDES; NKB; NPY; OESTROGEN RECEPTOR ALPHA; POMC; PR; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; PROGESTERONE RECEPTOR; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; CHICKENS; DYNORPHINS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; KISSPEPTINS; NEUROKININ B; NEUROPEPTIDES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84882878561     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.05.018     Document Type: Review

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