Gonadotropin Releasing Hormones and their Receptors in Avian Species
In all vertebrates, gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key component of the hypothalamo-pituitary-gonadal axis.In birds, two distinct forms of GnRH (cGnRH-I and cGnRH-II) have been characterized, and a third immunoreactive form similar to lamprey GnRH-III has been reported.Each GnRH is produced by a different population of neurons.cGnRH-I i