Evolutionary origin of a functional gonadotropin in the pituitary of the most primitive vertebrate, hagfish

Hagfish, which lack both jaws and vertebrae, are considered the most primitive vertebrate known, living or extinct. Hagfish have long been the enigma of vertebrate evolution not only because of their evolutionary position, but also because of our lack of knowledge on fundamental processes. Key eleme...

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Main Authors: Uchida, Katsuhisa, Moriyama, Shunsuke, Chiba, Hiroaki, Shimotani, Toyokazu, Honda, Kaori, Miki, Makoto, Takahashi, Akiyoshi, Sower, Stacia A., Nozaki, Masumi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: National Academy of Sciences 2010
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Biological Sciences
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2936635/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20733079
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1002208107
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