Abstract
Fragments of the cDNAs encoding for FSH-β (428 bp) and LH-β (366 bp) subunits were studied in the pejerrey (pj), Odontesthes bonariensis, Pejerrey gonadotropins (GtHs) are close to percomorpha fish GtHs, LH-β has been better conserved than FSH-β during teleosts evolution.
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Miranda, L., Guilgur, L. & Somoza, G. Molecular cloning of cDNAs encoding FSH-β and LH-β subunits in the pejerrey fish, Odontesthes bonariensis . Fish Physiology and Biochemistry 28, 101–102 (2003). https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FISH.0000030489.54129.fe
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/B:FISH.0000030489.54129.fe
- gonadotropins
- pituitary
- teleost