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Mice with an RGS-insensitive Gαi2 protein show growth hormone axis dysfunction.
Molecular and cellular endocrinology - 5 Feb 2021
Omouessi S Thierry, Leipprandt Jeffrey R, Akoume Marie-Yvonne, Charbeneau Raelene, Wade Susan, Neubig Richard R
Abstract excerpt
Mice carrying an RGS-insensitive Gαi2 mutation display growth retardation early after birth. Although the growth hormone (GH)-axis is a key endocrine modulator of postnatal growth, its functional state in these mice has not been characterized. The present study was undertaken to address this issue. Results revealed that pituitary mRNA levels for GH, prolactin (PRL), somatostatin (SST), GH-releasing-hormone...
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