Identification and distribution of three gonadotropin-releasing hormone (gnrh) isoforms in the brain of a clupeiform fish, engraulis japonicus

Zoological Science

Volumn 30, Issue 12, 2013, Pages 1081-1091

  Sukhan, Zahid Parvez ^a   Kitano, Hajime ^a   Selvaraj, Sethu ^a   Yoneda, Michio ^b   Yamaguchi, Akihiko ^a   Matsuyama, Michiya ^a  

^a KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b JAPAN FISHERIES RESEARCH AND EDUCATION AGENCY   (Japan)

Author keywords

CDNA cloning; Clupeiformes; GnRH; In situ hybridization; Japanese anchovy

Indexed keywords

EID: 84890522636     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.30.1081     Document Type: Article

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