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Gonads

(Science: anatomy) The gamete-producing glands, ovary or testis.


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The pineal gland

... and reptiles)? 2) Do you know any other hormones produced by the pineal gland (except melatonin) and if it produces serotonin to inhibate the gonads ? 3) Is it true that the pineal gland has a hypoglycemiant role? Thank you

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by Alfaomega
Sat May 03, 2008 6:43 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The pineal gland
Replies: 6
Views: 1357

Re: Mitosis and Meiosis

... growth, you can expect to see lots of cells undergoing mitosis. You won't see any meisosis in root tips. You'll need to look at cells from the gonads to see meiosis.

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by blcr11
Mon Mar 10, 2008 1:17 pm
 
Forum: Cell Biology
Topic: Mitosis and Meiosis
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Hormones in Plants and Animals.

... so they are broadcast to only specific cells. That is my opinion anyway. Me too.... Hormones affect on specific cells not all.... eg FSH.... to gonads.... not to Urinary system... ADH ..... to Urinary system... not to Gonads...

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by sachin
Mon Jan 08, 2007 5:57 am
 
Forum: Botany Discussion
Topic: Hormones in Plants and Animals.
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The Fiber Disease

... of cells that will produce sperm or eggs (most insect reproduction is sexual). The transgene must be delivered not just to the cells of the gonads but into their nuclei (the central compartment of cells containing chromosomes). Insect scientists accomplish this by performing a very delicate ...

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by Skytroll
Sat Aug 19, 2006 2:16 am
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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The Fiber Disease

... sheaths. This "short" phenotype correlated with the loss of the stockpiled shp-1 transcript from developing mf in treated adult female gonads. From these data we conclude that RNAi may be a useful method for assessment of drug target potential of genes identified in filarial gene discovery ...

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by London
Fri Jul 14, 2006 5:24 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: The Fiber Disease
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