Distinct efficacies for two endogenous ligands on a single cognate gonadoliberin receptor

European Journal of Biochemistry

Volumn 243, Issue 1-2, 1997, Pages 134-140

  Tensen, Cornelis ^a   Okuzawa, Koichi ^b   Blomenröhr, Marion ^a   Rebers, Frank ^a   Leurs, Rob ^c   Bogerd, Jan ^a   Schulz, Rüdiger ^a   Goos, Henk ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b FISHERIES RESEARCH AGENCY   (Japan)

^c VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

cDNA; Gonadoliberin receptor; GTP binding protein coupled receptor; Pituitary; Transfection

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GONADORELIN; GUANINE NUCLEOTIDE BINDING PROTEIN; HORMONE RECEPTOR;

AMINO ACID COMPOSITION; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CATFISH; CELL LINE; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYO CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; HYPOPHYSIS; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN DOMAIN; RNA TRANSLATION; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 0031038164     PISSN: 00142956     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1432-1033.1997.0134a.x     Document Type: Article

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