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Loss of follicle-stimulating hormone receptor function causes masculinization and suppression of ovarian development in genetically female medaka.
Endocrinology - 1 Aug 2014
Murozumi Norikazu, Nakashima Ryo, Hirai Toshiaki, Kamei Yasuhiro, Ishikawa-Fujiwara Tomoko, Todo Takeshi, Kitano Takeshi
Abstract excerpt
FSH, a glycoprotein hormone, is circulated from the pituitary and functions by binding to a specific FSH receptor (FSHR). FSHR is a G protein-coupled, seven-transmembrane receptor linked to the adenylyl cyclase or other pathways and is expressed in gonadal somatic cells. In some nonmammalian species, fshr expression is much higher in the ovary than in the testis during gonadal sex differentiation, suggesting that...
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