A biological role for the gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) metabolite, GnRH-(1-5)

Journal of Neuroendocrinology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 293-298

  Wu, T John ^a,b   Pagano, E ^a,b   Mani, S K ^a,b  

^a UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

^b BAYLOR COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; LHRH; Metabolism

Indexed keywords

DESLORELIN; GLYCINE; GONADORELIN; GONADORELIN DERIVATIVE; GONADORELIN[1-5]; GONADOTROPIN; GOSERELIN; ITURELIX; LEUPRORELIN; METALLOPROTEINASE; PEPTIDE DERIVATIVE; SOMATOSTATIN; TYROSINE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

CELL GROWTH; CONFERENCE PAPER; COVALENT BOND; DRUG MECHANISM; DRUG SYNTHESIS; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENITAL SYSTEM; GONADOTROPIN RELEASE; HORMONAL REGULATION; HORMONE ACTION; HORMONE RELEASE; HORMONE SYNTHESIS; HUMAN; MAMMAL; METABOLISM; METABOLITE; NEUROENDOCRINE SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN EXPRESSION; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; METALLOENDOPEPTIDASES; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PEPTIDE FRAGMENTS; PROTEIN PRECURSORS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 63549114115     PISSN: 09538194     EISSN: 13652826     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2826.2009.01854.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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