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Identification of prohormones and pituitary neuropeptides in the African cichlid, Astatotilapia burtoni

BACKGROUND: Cichlid fishes have evolved remarkably diverse reproductive, social, and feeding behaviors. Cell-to-cell signaling molecules, notably neuropeptides and peptide hormones, are known to regulate these behaviors across vertebrates. This class of signaling molecules derives from prohormone ge...

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Autores principales: Hu, Caroline K., Southey, Bruce R., Romanova, Elena V., Maruska, Karen P., Sweedler, Jonathan V., Fernald, Russell D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4992253/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27543050
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12864-016-2914-9