Differential expression of RFamide-related peptide, a mammalian gonadotrophin-inhibitory hormone orthologue, and kisspeptin in the hypothalamus of abadeh ecotype does during breeding and anoestrous seasons

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 186-194

  Jafarzadeh Shirazi, M R ^a   Zamiri, M J ^a   Salehi, M S ^a   Moradi, S ^a   Tamadon, A ^b   Namavar, M R ^c   Akhlaghi, A ^a   Tsutsui, K ^d   Caraty, A ^e  

^a SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY   (Iran)

^b SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c SHIRAZ UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^e UMR85 PHYSIOLOGIE DE LA REPRODUCTION ET DES COMPORTEMENTS   (France)

Author keywords

Anoestrus; Breeding season; Goat; Hypothalamus; Kisspeptin; RFamide related peptide

Indexed keywords

KISSPEPTIN; NEUROPEPTIDE; RFAMIDE RELATED PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GONADOTROPIN; RFAMIDE PEPTIDE;

ANESTRUS; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARCUATE NUCLEUS; ARTICLE; BREEDING; CELL COUNT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DORSOMEDIAL HYPOTHALAMUS; ECOTYPE; FEMALE; FOLLICULAR PHASE; GOAT; HYPOTHALAMUS; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LUTEAL PHASE; NONHUMAN; OVARY CYCLE; PARAVENTRICULAR THALAMIC NUCLEUS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; ANIMAL; ANTAGONISTS AND INHIBITORS; ESTRUS; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION;

ANIMALS; ESTRUS; FEMALE; GOATS; GONADOTROPINS; HYPOTHALAMUS; KISSPEPTINS; NEUROPEPTIDES; REPRODUCTION;

EID: 84897846020     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jne.12137     Document Type: Article

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