Article
Gonadotropin-releasing hormone/gonadotropin-releasing hormone receptor signaling in the placenta
1 Dec 2011
Abstract excerpt
PURPOSE OF REVIEW: This review summarizes our current understanding of the role of gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH)/GnRH receptor (GnRHR) signaling at the maternal-fetal interface. RECENT FINDINGS: Several isoforms of GnRH and GnRHR are described. The hypothalamic decapeptide, GnRH-I, binds to the anterior pituitary and induces the synthesis and secretion of luteinizing hormone and follicle-stimulating...
