RFamide peptides in early vertebrate development

RFamides (RFa) are neuropeptides involved in many different physiological processes in vertebrates, such as reproductive behavior, pubertal activation of the reproductive endocrine axis, control of feeding behavior, and pain modulation. As research has focused mostly on their role in adult vertebrat...

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Main Authors: Guro Katrine Sandvik, Kjetil eHodne, Trude Marie Haug, Kataaki eOkubo, Finn-Arne eWeltzien
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2014-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fendo.2014.00203/full