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GPR54 and kisspeptin in reproduction.
Human reproduction update - 1 Jan 2000
Tena-Sempere Manuel
Abstract excerpt
Kisspeptins, the peptide products of the KiSS-1 gene, were identified in 2001 as natural ligands of the previously orphan G protein-coupled receptor, GPR54. They include, among others, metastin and kisspeptin-10. The known biological functions of kisspeptins were initially restricted to their ability to suppress tumour metastasis, hence the name of metastin. However, in late 2003, two groups independently...
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