Hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal endocrine system in the hagfish

Frontiers in Endocrinology

Volumn 4, Issue DEC, 2013, Pages

  Nozaki, Masumi ^a  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Agnathan; Cyclostomes; Estradiol; GnRH; Gonadotropin; Hagfish; HPG axis; Pituitary gland

Indexed keywords

EID: 84892177298     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16642392     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fendo.2013.00200     Document Type: Review

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