The chicken type III GnRH receptor homologue is predominantly expressed in the pituitary, and exhibits similar ligand selectivity to the type I receptor

Journal of Endocrinology

Volumn 202, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 179-190

  Joseph, Nerine T ^a,b   Morgan, Kevin ^b   Sellar, Robin ^b   McBride, Derek ^a   Millar, Robert P ^b,c   Dunn, Ian C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPLEMENTARY DNA; GONADORELIN ANTAGONIST; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR 1; GONADORELIN RECEPTOR 3; INOSITOL PHOSPHATE; MESSENGER RNA; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; GNRH RECEPTOR 3; GONADORELIN; ISOPROTEIN; LIGAND;

ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CELL STRAIN COS7; CHICKEN; CONTROLLED STUDY; GENE EXPRESSION; GENE LOCATION; GENETIC TRANSCRIPTION; HYPOPHYSIS; IC 50; INTERNALIZATION; LIGAND BINDING; MOLECULAR CLONING; NONHUMAN; NORTHERN BLOTTING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMAL; CELL STRAIN COS1; CERCOPITHECUS; ENZYME SPECIFICITY; FEMALE; GENETIC TRANSFECTION; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYLOGENY; PROTEIN BINDING;

AMINO ACID SEQUENCE; ANIMALS; CERCOPITHECUS AETHIOPS; CHICKENS; COS CELLS; FEMALE; GONADOTROPIN-RELEASING HORMONE; LIGANDS; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; PHYLOGENY; PITUITARY GLAND; PROTEIN BINDING; PROTEIN ISOFORMS; RECEPTORS, LHRH; SEQUENCE HOMOLOGY; SUBSTRATE SPECIFICITY; TRANSFECTION;

EID: 67650738783     PISSN: 00220795     EISSN: 14796805     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1677/JOE-08-0544     Document Type: Article

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