Stimulation by proopiomelanocortin-derived peptides of LH release by bullfrog dispersed anterior pituitary cells

Zoological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 827-831

  Aida, Tomomi ^a   Oguchi, Atsuko ^a   Iwamuro, Shawichi ^a   Yamamoto, Kazutoshi ^a   Kikuyama, Sakae ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANURA; RANA CATESBEIANA;

CORTICOTROPIN; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PEPTIDE FRAGMENT; PROOPIOMELANOCORTIN;

ADENOHYPOPHYSIS; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOSYNTHESIS; FROG; PARACRINE SIGNALING; PHYSIOLOGY; SECRETION;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ANIMALS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; PARACRINE COMMUNICATION; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY GLAND, ANTERIOR; PRO-OPIOMELANOCORTIN; RANA CATESBEIANA;

EID: 0031243645     PISSN: 02890003     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2108/zsj.14.827     Document Type: Article

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