Evolutionary origin and divergence of GnIH and its homologous peptides

General and Comparative Endocrinology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 30-33

  Tsutsui, Kazuyoshi ^a   Osugi, Tomohiro ^a  

^a WASEDA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

GnIH; GnRH; Gonadotropin inhibitory hormone; Gonadotropin releasing hormone; Gonadotropins; Hypothalamus; LPXRFamide peptides; Neuropeptides; Pituitary; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; G PROTEIN COUPLED RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN; GONADOTROPIN INHIBITORY HORMONE; HYPOPHYSIS HORMONE; HYPOTHALAMUS HORMONE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; GONAD DEVELOPMENT; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN FUNCTION; PROTEIN MOTIF; REVIEW;

EID: 60449089623     PISSN: 00166480     EISSN: 10956840     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ygcen.2008.10.002     Document Type: Review

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