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Aging of the Neuroendocrine System

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Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles

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The study of senescence is, essentially, a science in its infancy. As a result, there is a paucity of fundamental information available on the aging of basic physiological processes, including reproductive phenomena. Concepts about what leads to the faltering of neuroendocrine mechanisms and subsequent demise of the individual are, for the most, hypotheses that are only beginning to be tested.

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    Martin P. Schreibman, Henrietta Margolis-Nunno & Leslie Halpern-Sebold

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Schreibman, M.P., Margolis-Nunno, H., Halpern-Sebold, L. (1987). Aging of the Neuroendocrine System. In: Norris, D.O., Jones, R.E. (eds) Hormones and Reproduction in Fishes, Amphibians, and Reptiles. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1869-9_19

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