Relative Effect of Gonadotropin-Releasing Hormone (GnRH)-I and GnRH-II on Gonadotropin Release
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Molecular biology of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-I, GnRH-II, and their receptors in humans.
In human beings, two forms of GnRH, termed GnRH-I and GnRH-II, encoded by separate genes have been identified. Although these hormones share comparable cDNA and genomic structures, their tissue distribution and regulation of gene expression are significantly dissimilar. The actions of GnRH are mediated by the GnRH receptor, which belongs to a member of the rhodopsin-like G protein-coupled recep...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
سال: 2003
ISSN: 0021-972X,1945-7197
DOI: 10.1210/jc.2002-021359