Localization of a molluscan gonadotropin-releasing hormone in Aplysia californica by in situ hybridization and immunocytochemistry

Highlights • The de novo synthesis of ap-GnRH is restricted to the central nervous system. • Pedal and cerebral ganglia are the primary sites of ap-GnRH production. • ap-GnRH is absent in two reproductive organs: the ovotestis and bag cell neurons.

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Published in:General and comparative endocrinology 2014-01, Vol.195, p.132-137
Main Authors: Jung, Lisa H, Kavanaugh, Scott I, Sun, Biao, Tsai, Pei-San
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Aplysia - metabolism
Aplysia californica
Central Nervous System - cytology
Central Nervous System - metabolism
Endocrinology & Metabolism
Gastropod
GnRH
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - genetics
Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - metabolism
Immunocytochemistry
Immunoenzyme Techniques - methods
In situ hybridization
In Situ Hybridization - methods
Neurons - cytology
Neurons - metabolism
Neuropeptides - metabolism
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
RNA, Messenger - genetics
Sea hare
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Summary:Highlights • The de novo synthesis of ap-GnRH is restricted to the central nervous system. • Pedal and cerebral ganglia are the primary sites of ap-GnRH production. • ap-GnRH is absent in two reproductive organs: the ovotestis and bag cell neurons.
ISSN:0016-6480
1095-6840
DOI:10.1016/j.ygcen.2013.11.007