Comparative genomics of the endocrine systems in humans and chimpanzees with special reference to GNRH2 and UCN2 and their receptors

Genomics

Volumn 87, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 459-462

  Ikemoto, Tadahiro ^a   Park, Min Kyun ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Comparative genomics; Endocrine system; Humans and chimpanzees

Indexed keywords

AMINO ACID RECEPTOR; CORTICOTROPIN RELEASING FACTOR RECEPTOR 2; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; UROCORTIN; UROCORTIN 2;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL ACTIVITY; CHIMPANZEE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENOMICS; HORMONE DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HUMAN GENOME; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PEPTIDE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECEPTOR GENE; REGULATOR GENE; SPECIES COMPARISON;

ANIMALS; CORTICOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; ENDOCRINE SYSTEM; GENOMICS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HUMANS; PAN TROGLODYTES; RECEPTORS, CYTOPLASMIC AND NUCLEAR; RECEPTORS, LHRH;

PAN; PAN TROGLODYTES;

EID: 33645079690     PISSN: 08887543     EISSN: 10898646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygeno.2005.11.005     Document Type: Article

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