The gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) system: a comparison between breeding and non-breeding naked mole rats (Heterocephalus glaber)

Neuropeptides are well known to govern numerous biological functions and are found in all phyla studied to date. Probably the best known neuroendocrine system is the hypophyseal-portal system found in vertebrates, and one of the functions of this system is to mediate reproduction. Mammalian reproduc...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Smith, Caitlin
Other Authors: Marco, Heather G
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2014
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/6194