Regulatory processes governing the cell surface expression of LH and FSH receptors

Subcellular Biochemistry

Volumn 63, Issue , 2012, Pages 113-129

  Segaloff, Deborah L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Dimerization; Gonadotropin receptors; Molecular chaperone; Pharmacological chaperone; Signaling; Trafficking

Indexed keywords

FOLLITROPIN RECEPTOR; LUTEINIZING HORMONE RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMAN; METABOLISM; REVIEW; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

ANIMALS; CELL MEMBRANE; ENDOPLASMIC RETICULUM; HUMANS; RECEPTORS, FSH; RECEPTORS, LH; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION;

EID: 84888864505     PISSN: 03060225     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-4765-4_7     Document Type: Article

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