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The gonadotropin genes: evolution of distinct mechanisms for hormonal control.
Recent progress in hormone research - 1 Jan 1996
Albanese C, Colin I M, Crowley W F, Ito M, Pestell R G, Weiss J, Jameson J L
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The glycoprotein hormones (TSH, FSH, LH, CG) are structurally related proteins with diverse physiologic functions. This family of hormones offers an opportunity to address fundamental questions concerning how gene expression is regulated in a cell-specific manner and in response to different hormones. For example, the alpha-subunit gene is expressed in several different pituitary cell types (gonadotropes and...
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