Abbreviations
- FSH :
-
Follicle-stimulating hormone
- GnRH :
-
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone
- G-protein :
-
Guanine nucleotide binding protein
- hCG :
-
Human chorionic gonadotropin
- LH :
-
Luteinizing hormone
- PACAP :
-
Pituitary adenylyl cyclase activating peptide
- TRH :
-
Thyrotropin-releasing hormone
- TSH :
-
Thyroid-stimulating hormone
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Gudermann, T., Nürnberg, B. & Schultz, G. Receptors and G proteins as primary components of transmembrane signal transduction. J Mol Med 73, 51–63 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270578
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