Update: brain and pituitary hormones of lampreys

• Published in: Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part B: Biochemistry and Molecular Biology Vol. 129; no. 2-3; pp. 291 - 302
• Main Authors: Sower, Stacia A., Kawauchi, Hiroshi
• Format: Book Review Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Elsevier Inc 01.06.2001
• Subjects: Agnatha; Animals; Brain - metabolism; Brain hormones; gamma-Aminobutyric Acid - metabolism; gonadotropin; Gonadotropin-releasing hormone; Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone - metabolism; Growth hormone; Lamprey; Lampreys - metabolism; Lampreys - physiology; Marine; Neuropeptide Y - metabolism; Petromyzon marinus; Pituitary hormones; Pituitary Hormones - metabolism; Reproduction; Tachykinins - metabolism; Reproduction; Brain hormones; Pituitary hormones; Lamprey; Gonadotropin-releasing hormone; Growth hormone; gonadotropin

Lampreys and hagfish of the class Agnatha are of particular importance in understanding endocrinological relationships since they represent the oldest lineages of extant vertebrates which evolved over 550 million years ago. This review briefly summarizes the latest findings on the reproductive endoc...