Immunohistochemical detection of gonadotropin-like material in the hagfish pituitary, correlated with their gonadal conditions

Fish Physiology and Biochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 1-4, 2003, Pages 85-87

  Nozaki, M ^a   Oshima, Y ^a   Shimotani, T ^a   Sower, S A ^b  

^a NIIGATA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW HAMPSHIRE   (United States)

Author keywords

Agnatha; Gonadotropin; Hagfish; Immunohistochemistry; Pituitary gland; Pituitary gonadal axis

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; GONADOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BETA SUBUNIT;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GONAD; HAGFISH; HYPOPHYSIS; HYPOPHYSIS CELL; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; NONHUMAN; SPECIES;

AGNATHA; ANIMALIA; EPTATRETUS; EPTATRETUS BURGERI; HAGFISH; MYXINE; MYXINE GLUTINOSA; OVIS; PARAMYXINE; PARAMYXINE ATAMI; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 8844249270     PISSN: 09201742     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/B:FISH.0000030482.32357.cd     Document Type: Article

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