Detection of GnRH molecular forms in brains and gonads of the crested newt, Triturus carnifex.
Peptides
; 18(7): 1029-37, 1997.
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| ID: mdl-9357062
ABSTRACT
Gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) immunoreactivity is detectable in the brain, ovary, and testis of the newt, Triturus carnifex, collected during February (reproductive phase), May, and July (nonreproductive phase). In the brain of May animals, chicken GnRH-II positive cell bodies are located within the terminal nerve, the anterior preoptic area, and the preoptic nucleus, which appears to be devoid of immunoreactive mammalian GnRH cell bodies. During February and July, both chicken GnRH-II and mammalian GnRH are detected only within the terminal nerve and anterior preoptic area. Generally, in the reproductive as well as the nonreproductive periods, chicken GnRH-II fibers are widely distributed in the brain; however, the distribution of fibers of both molecular forms suggests that they exert hypophysiotropic activity. High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) coupled with radioimmunoassay indicates the presence of an early-eluting GnRH peak in brains and gonads but not in plasma. Using chicken GnRH-II antiserum, immunoreactivity is observed in spermatocytes, spermatozoa, and the external theca layer. Seasonal changes of the GnRH-like material are observed in both sexes, and its high concentration detectable during February is in good correlation with the timing of reproduction.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Triturus
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Encéfalo
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Hormona Liberadora de Gonadotropina
Tipo de estudio:
Diagnostic_studies
Límite:
Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Peptides
Año:
1997
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Italia