GnRH and GnRH receptors in the pathophysiology of the human female reproductive system

R Maggi, AM Cariboni, MM Marelli… - Human reproduction …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Human reproduction depends on an intact hypothalamic–pituitary–gonadal
(HPG) axis. Hypothalamic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH) has been recognized …

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptors

RP Millar, ZL Lu, AJ Pawson, CA Flanagan… - Endocrine …, 2004 - academic.oup.com
GnRH and its analogs are used extensively for the treatment of hormone-dependent
diseases and assisted reproductive techniques. They also have potential as novel …

GnRHs and GnRH receptors

RP Millar - Animal reproduction science, 2005 - Elsevier
GnRH is the pivotal hypothalamic hormone regulating reproduction. Over 20 forms of the
decapeptide have been identified in which the NH2-and COOH-terminal sequences, which …

[PDF][PDF] Reproductive endocrinology

JY Lee, EN Pearce - Seoul: Seoul National University Publisher, 2002 - academia.edu
Objective: To investigate the expression and function of GnRH and GnRH receptor (GnRHR)
subtypes at the maternal-fetal interface. Design: In vitro experiments using freshly isolated …

Gonadotropin-releasing-hormone-receptor antagonists

JAF Huirne, CB Lambalk - The Lancet, 2001 - thelancet.com
Pulsatile gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) stimulates the pituitary secretion of both
luteinising hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and thus controls the …

Structural and functional evolution of gonadotropin‐releasing hormone in vertebrates

K Okubo, Y Nagahama - Acta physiologica, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
The neuropeptide gonadotropin‐releasing hormone (GnRH) has a central role in the neural
control of vertebrate reproduction. This review describes an overview of what is currently …

Molecular biology of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)-I, GnRH-II, and their receptors in humans

CK Cheng, PCK Leung - Endocrine reviews, 2005 - academic.oup.com
In human beings, two forms of GnRH, termed GnRH-I and GnRH-II, encoded by separate
genes have been identified. Although these hormones share comparable cDNA and …

GnRH and GnRH receptors in metazoa: a historical, comparative, and evolutive perspective

O Kah, C Lethimonier, G Somoza, LG Guilgur… - General and …, 2007 - Elsevier
About 50years after Harris's first demonstration of its existence, GnRH has strongly
stimulated the interest and imagination of scientists, resulting in a high number of studies in …

GnRH II and type II GnRH receptors

RP Millar - Trends in Endocrinology & Metabolism, 2003 - cell.com
Hypothalamic gonadotrophin-releasing hormone (GnRH I), which is of a variable structure in
vertebrates, is the central regulator of the reproductive system through its stimulation of …

The role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone in cancer cell proliferation and metastasis

C Gründker, G Emons - Frontiers in endocrinology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
In several human malignant tumors of the urogenital tract, including cancers of the
endometrium, ovary, urinary bladder, and prostate, it has been possible to identify …