General and comparative endocrinologyAnimalsUrotensinsNeurosecretory SystemsMaleSharks
Characterization and expression of urotensin1 and urotensin2 genes in the caudal neurosecretory system of the small-spotted catshark Scyliorhinus canicula.
Bérénice Bichon, Gladys Alfama, Anne-Laure Gaillard, Feng B Quan, Pascal Sourdaine, Hervé Tostivint
Published: 202610.1016/j.ygcen.2025.114866
Abstract
The caudal neurosecretory system (CNSS) is a neuroendocrine complex unique to fish. In teleosts, the neuroendocrine neurons of the CNSS, called Dahlgren cells, are located in the terminal part of the spinal cord and project to a neurohemal organ, the…
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