Structural features of prolactins and growth hormones that can be related to their biological properties

Endocrine Reviews

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 169-203

  Nicoll, Charles S ^a   Mayer, Gregg L ^a   Russell, Sharon M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CELL SURFACE RECEPTOR; GROWTH HORMONE; GROWTH HORMONE RECEPTOR; HYBRID PROTEIN; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PLACENTA LACTOGEN; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN RECEPTOR; PROLACTIN; PROLACTIN RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKEN; COMPARATIVE STUDY; HORSE; HUMAN; METABOLISM; MOUSE; PHYSIOLOGY; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; RADIOASSAY; RAT; REVIEW; SHEEP; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; STRUCTURE ACTIVITY RELATION; SWINE; WHALE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CATTLE; CHEMISTRY; CHICKENS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; GROWTH HORMONE; HORSES; HUMAN; MICE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PLACENTAL LACTOGEN; PROLACTIN; PROTEIN CONFORMATION; PROTEIN HYBRIDIZATION; RADIOLIGAND ASSAY; RATS; RECEPTORS, CELL SURFACE; RECEPTORS, PROLACTIN; RECEPTORS, SOMATOTROPIN; SHEEP; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; STRUCTURE-ACTIVITY RELATIONSHIP; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, NON-P.H.S.; SWINE; WHALES;

EID: 0022721745     PISSN: 0163769X     EISSN: 0163769X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1210/edrv-7-2-169     Document Type: Article

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