Molecular cloning and histological localization of LH-like substances in a bottlenose dolphin ( Tursiops truncatus) placenta

All mammals exhibit pituitary-specific expression of LH and FSH, whereas placental expression of gonadotropins has been reported only in primates and equids. Some cetaceans, such as dolphins, have a long gestational period and a sexual cycle of about 27 days almost comparable with that of humans. Hi...

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Veröffentlicht in:Comparative biochemistry and physiology. Part A, Molecular & integrative physiology Molecular & integrative physiology, 2007, Vol.146 (1), p.105-118
Hauptverfasser: Watanabe, Nozomi, Hatano, Jun, Asahina, Kiyoshi, Iwasaki, Toshihide, Hayakawa, Satoshi
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