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Receptors and G proteins as primary components of transmembrane signal transduction

Part 1. G-protein-coupled receptors: structure and function

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Abbreviations

FSH :

Follicle-stimulating hormone

GnRH :

Gonadotropin-releasing hormone

G-protein :

Guanine nucleotide binding protein

hCG :

Human chorionic gonadotropin

LH :

Luteinizing hormone

PACAP :

Pituitary adenylyl cyclase activating peptide

TRH :

Thyrotropin-releasing hormone

TSH :

Thyroid-stimulating hormone

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    T. Gudermann, B. Nürnberg & Günter Schultz

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Gudermann, T., Nürnberg, B. & Schultz, G. Receptors and G proteins as primary components of transmembrane signal transduction. J Mol Med 73, 51–63 (1995). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00270578

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