Peptide hormone evolution: Functional heterogeneity within GnRH and CRF families

Biochemistry and Cell Biology

Volumn 74, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 1-7

  Lovejoy, David A ^a,b  

^a SALK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL STUDIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolution; HPA axis; Neuropeptides; Receptor ligand interactions; Reproduction; Stress

Indexed keywords

CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR; GONADORELIN; NEUROPEPTIDE;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; GENETICS; HUMAN; MOLECULAR EVOLUTION; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; EVOLUTION, MOLECULAR; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; NEUROPEPTIDES; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY, AMINO ACID;

EID: 0030357791     PISSN: 08298211     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1139/o96-001     Document Type: Article

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