Methionine-enkephalin-treatment suppresses the pituitary-ovary axis in the cichlid fish Oreochromis mossambicus
The involvement of endogenous opioid peptides in regulation of reproductive activity is implicated in a majority of vertebrates. Methionine-enkephalin (M-ENK) is an endogenous opioid peptide neurotransmitter produced in the central nervous system. Although a role for M-ENK in antinociception (pain s...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-07-01
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| Series: | Aquaculture Reports |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352513419304284 |