Potency enhancement of a gnrh agonist: Gnrh-receptor microaggregation stimulates gonadotropin release

Endocrinology

Volumn 111, Issue 1, 1982, Pages 335-337

  Conn, P Michael ^a   Rogers, Deloris C ^a   Mc Neil, Rachel ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; LHRH, LYS(6); LHRH, LYS(6) EGS LYS(6) LHRH; LHRH, LYS(6)-; LHRH, LYS(6)-EGS-LYS(6)-LHRH; LUTEINIZING HORMONE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; DRUG POTENTIATION; FEMALE; HYPOPHYSIS; METABOLISM; RABBIT; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RAT;

ANIMAL; DRUG SYNERGISM; FEMALE; GONADORELIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PITUITARY GLAND; RABBITS; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, LHRH; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0020162299     PISSN: 00137227     EISSN: 19457170     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/endo-111-1-335     Document Type: Article

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