Relaxin-3 stimulates the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis

American Journal of Physiology - Endocrinology and Metabolism

Volumn 295, Issue 2, 2008, Pages

  McGowan, B M ^a   Stanley, S A ^a   Donovan, J ^a   Thompson, E L ^a   Patterson, M ^a   Semjonous, N M ^a   Gardiner, J V ^a   Murphy, K G ^a   Ghatei, M A ^a   Bloom, S R ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropins; Paraventricular nucleus; RXFP1; RXFP3

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; HORMONE RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; RELAXIN 3; RELAXIN RECEPTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; CETRORELIX; DRUG DERIVATIVE; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; HORMONE ANTAGONIST; RELAXIN; RLN3 PROTEIN, HUMAN; TESTOSTERONE;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOSE RESPONSE; ENERGY BALANCE; FOLLITROPIN RELEASE; GENE EXPRESSION; GONADORELIN RELEASE; HYPOTHALAMUS; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS GONAD SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE BLOOD LEVEL; MALE; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAT; REPRODUCTION; ANIMAL; BIOSYNTHESIS; CELL LINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DRUG ANTAGONISM; DRUG EFFECT; GENETICS; HUMAN; HYPOPHYSIS ADRENAL SYSTEM; HYPOTHALAMUS HYPOPHYSIS SYSTEM; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; WISTAR RAT;

ANIMALS; CELL LINE; FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; HORMONE ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; HYPOTHALAMO-HYPOPHYSEAL SYSTEM; LUTEINIZING HORMONE; MALE; PITUITARY-ADRENAL SYSTEM; RATS; RATS, WISTAR; RECEPTORS, G-PROTEIN-COUPLED; RELAXIN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; TESTOSTERONE;

EID: 52649124276     PISSN: 01931849     EISSN: 15221555     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1152/ajpendo.00028.2008     Document Type: Article

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