Comprehensive Analysis of GnRH2 Neuronal Projections in Zebrafish

Scientific Reports

Volumn 4, Issue , 2015, Pages

  Xia, Wei ^a   Smith, Olivia ^a   Zmora, Nilli ^a   Xu, Shan ^b   Zohar, Yonathan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE-III; LHRH, HIS(5)-TRP(7)-TYR(8)-; PYROGLUTAMIC ACID;

ANALOGS AND DERIVATIVES; ANIMAL; CONFOCAL MICROSCOPY; CYTOLOGY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENETICS; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; NERVE CELL; NEURITE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPORTER GENE; TRANSGENIC ANIMAL; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; ANIMALS, GENETICALLY MODIFIED; GENE EXPRESSION; GENES, REPORTER; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; MICROSCOPY, CONFOCAL; NEURITES; NEURONS; PITUITARY GLAND; PYRROLIDONECARBOXYLIC ACID; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84926384847     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20452322     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/srep03676     Document Type: Article

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