Photoperiodic condition is associated with region-specific expression of GNRH1 mRNA in the preoptic area of the male starling (Sturnus vulgaris).

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Published in Biol Reprod on June 10, 2009

Authors

Tyler J Stevenson1, Daniel J Bernard, Gregory F Ball

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences, The Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA. tsteve13@jhu.edu

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