Melanin-concentrating hormone, melanocortin receptors and regulation of luteinizing hormone release

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 217-223

  Murray, ^a   Adan, ^c   Walker, ^a   Baker, ^b   Thody, ^d   Nijenhuis, ^c   Yukitake, ^d   Wilson, ^a  

^a ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BATH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRADFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

MC receptors; MCH; Norleucine 2 MSH; SHU9119; Ala6 ACTH(4 10); D Arg8 ACTH(4 10); MSH

Indexed keywords

ALPHA INTERMEDIN; CORTICOTROPIN[4-10]; CYCLIC AMP; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELANIN CONCENTRATING HORMONE; MELANOCORTIN RECEPTOR; N ACETYL ALPHA INTERMEDIN[4-10]CYCLO[4 NORLEUCINE 5 ASPARTIC ACID 7 [3 (2 NAPHTHYL)ALANINE] 10 LYSINAMIDE]; RECEPTOR SUBTYPE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANXIETY; AROUSAL; ARTICLE; BINDING SITE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; FEEDING; FEMALE; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RELEASE; MALE; MELANOPHORE; NONHUMAN; PREOPTIC AREA; PREPUTIAL GLAND; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REGULATORY MECHANISM; REPRODUCTION; SKIN;

ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE; ALPHA-MSH; ANIMALS; CELL LINE; CYCLIC AMP; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMIC HORMONES; KINETICS; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MELANINS; MICE; OVARIECTOMY; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PITUITARY HORMONES; PREOPTIC AREA; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, CORTICOTROPIN; RECEPTORS, MELANOCORTIN; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 0034021820     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2826.2000.00440.x     Document Type: Article

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