Seasonal control of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) in birds and mammals

Frontiers in Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 37, Issue , 2015, Pages 65-75

  Kriegsfeld, Lance J ^a   Ubuka, Takayoshi ^b   Bentley, George E ^a   Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GnIH; Melatonin; Photoperiod; RFamide related peptide; RFRP 3

Indexed keywords

GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; HORMONE; KISSPEPTIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE;

BIRD; BREEDING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUMAN; MAMMAL; NONHUMAN; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SEASONAL VARIATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STRESS; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; PHYSIOLOGY; SEASON;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; KISSPEPTINS; MAMMALS; REPRODUCTION; SEASONS;

EID: 84928682217     PISSN: 00913022     EISSN: 10956808     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.yfrne.2014.12.001     Document Type: Review

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