Expression of hypothalamic GnRH-I mRNA in the female turkey at different reproductive states and following photostimulation

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 146, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 91-99

  Kang, Seong W ^a   Thayananuphat, Aree ^a   Rozenboim, Israel ^b   Millam, James R ^c   Proudman, John A ^d   El Halawani, Mohamed E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^d AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE   (United States)

Author keywords

Avian hypothalamus; GnRH I mRNA expression; In situ hybridization; Photostimulation; Turkey reproductive cycle

Indexed keywords

GONADORELIN; MESSENGER RNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EGG LAYING; FEMALE; HYPOTHALAMUS; IN SITU HYBRIDIZATION; LIGHT REFRACTION; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; OVARY CYCLE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; PROTEIN LOCALIZATION; TURKEY (BIRD); ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; GENETICS; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS; OVULATION; PHOTOPERIOD; RNA, MESSENGER; TURKEYS;

EID: 85058203849     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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