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Characterization of the human gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor gene at the molecular level

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Fan, Nancy C. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1995.
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The gonadotropin - releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor is a plasma membrane associated receptor and a member of the GTP - binding protein coupled receptor family. The interaction of the ligand, GnRH, and the GnRH receptor is a critical event in the endocrine control of reproduction. This coupling sti…
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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/7255
Author
Fan, Nancy C.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1995
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
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The gonadotropin - releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor is a plasma membrane associated receptor and a member of the GTP - binding protein coupled receptor family. The interaction of the ligand, GnRH, and the GnRH receptor is a critical event in the endocrine control of reproduction. This coupling stimulates the synthesis and release of both luteinizing hormone and follicle stimulating hormone from the anterior pituitary. In addition, GnRH - GnRH receptor binding acts locally to regulate human chorionic gonadotropin secretion in the placenta and steroidogenesis in the ovary. The objective of this thesis was to isolate and characterize the gene for the GnRH receptor in human.
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Single cell studies of calcium as second messenger in human granulosa-lutein and embryonic kidney 293 cells

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Lee, Pearly S.N. [Vancouver, BC?]: University of British Columbia , 1999.
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http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10789
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It is well established that LH action is mediated primarily by adenylate cyclase/cAMP. Conversely, the role of inositol phosphate/calcium in LH signalling has only recently been investigated. We examined the effects of gonadotrophins on intracellular calcium mobilisation in HEK293 cells transiently…
Website
http://hdl.handle.net/2429/10789
Author
Lee, Pearly S.N.
Place of Publication
[Vancouver, BC?]
Publisher
University of British Columbia
Publication Date
1999
Subject
Faculty of Medicine
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Abstract
It is well established that LH action is mediated primarily by adenylate cyclase/cAMP. Conversely, the role of inositol phosphate/calcium in LH signalling has only recently been investigated. We examined the effects of gonadotrophins on intracellular calcium mobilisation in HEK293 cells transiently transfected with human wild type or chimeric gonadotrophs receptors (n=3400). Intracellular free calcium concentration was measured using fura-2 microspectrofluorimetric techniques. Human LH (2-4 μg/ml) arid CG (10 IU/ml) consistently evoked oscillatory calcium signals in HEK293 cells transfected with hLHr, whereas hFSH (2-4 μg/ml) failed to elicit any calcium responses.
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