Seasonal expression of KiSS-1 and the pituitary gonadotropins LHβ and FSHβ in adult male Libyan jird (Meriones libycus)

Animal Reproduction Science

Volumn 147, Issue 1-2, 2014, Pages 56-63

  Boufermes, R ^a,b   Richard, N ^c   Le Moguen, K ^d   Amirat, Z ^b   Khammar, F ^b   Kottler, M L ^c,d,e  

^a BADJI MOKHTAR UNIVERSITY   (Algeria)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY HOUARI BOUMEDIENE   (Algeria)

^c CAEN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^d UNIVERSITÉ DE CAEN   (France)

^e INSERM U1075   (France)

Author keywords

Desert rodents; FSH , LH ; KiSS 1; Real time RT PCR, phylogenetic; Seasonal reproduction; Testosterone

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GERBILLINAE; MERIONES LIBYCUS; RODENTIA; VERTEBRATA;

FOLLITROPIN BETA SUBUNIT; KISSPEPTIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENETICS; GERBIL; HYPOPHYSIS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SEASON;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; BASE SEQUENCE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GERBILLINAE; KISSPEPTINS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE, BETA SUBUNIT; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PITUITARY GLAND; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84899931068     PISSN: 03784320     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anireprosci.2014.04.001     Document Type: Article

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