RNA interference of gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone gene induces arousal in songbirds.

Gonadotropin-inhibitory hormone (GnIH) was originally identified in quail as a hypothalamic neuropeptide inhibitor of pituitary gonadotropin synthesis and release. However, GnIH neuronal fibers do not only terminate in the median eminence to control anterior pituitary function but also extend widely...

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Main Authors: Takayoshi Ubuka, Motoko Mukai, Jordan Wolfe, Ryan Beverly, Sarah Clegg, Ariel Wang, Serena Hsia, Molly Li, Jesse S Krause, Takanobu Mizuno, Yujiro Fukuda, Kazuyoshi Tsutsui, George E Bentley, John C Wingfield
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3261185?pdf=render