[HTML][HTML] Prolactin: structure, function, and regulation of secretion
ME Freeman, B Kanyicska, A Lerant… - Physiological …, 2000 - journals.physiology.org
Prolactin is a protein hormone of the anterior pituitary gland that was originally named for its
ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals …
ability to promote lactation in response to the suckling stimulus of hungry young mammals …
Somatostatin and its receptor family
YC Patel - Frontiers in neuroendocrinology, 1999 - Elsevier
Somatostatin (SST), a regulatory peptide, is produced by neuroendocrine, inflammatory, and
immune cells in response to ions, nutrients, neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, thyroid and …
immune cells in response to ions, nutrients, neuropeptides, neurotransmitters, thyroid and …
Orphanin FQ: a neuropeptide that activates an opioidlike G protein-coupled receptor
RK Reinscheid, HP Nothacker, A Bourson, A Ardati… - Science, 1995 - science.org
A heptadecapeptide was identified and purified from porcine brain tissue as a ligand for an
orphan heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor (LC132) that is …
orphan heterotrimeric GTP-binding protein (G protein)-coupled receptor (LC132) that is …
A human gene that shows identity with the gene encoding the angiotensin receptor is located on chromosome 11
BF O'Dowd, M Heiber, A Chan, HHQ Heng, LC Tsui… - Gene, 1993 - Elsevier
We report the cloning of a gene, intronless in its coding region, which we have named APJ.
This gene was cloned using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with a set of primers …
This gene was cloned using the polymerase chain reaction (PCR), with a set of primers …
Opioid receptors
M Waldhoer, SE Bartlett… - Annual review of …, 2004 - annualreviews.org
▪ Abstract Opioid receptors belong to the large superfamily of seven transmembrane-
spanning (7TM) G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). As a class, GPCRs are of …
spanning (7TM) G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). As a class, GPCRs are of …
Opioid-receptor mRNA expression in the rat CNS: anatomical and functional implications
The cloning of the opioid receptors has profoundly affected our understanding of opioid-
receptor expression, regulation and function. This review focuses on the impact that cloning …
receptor expression, regulation and function. This review focuses on the impact that cloning …
ORL1, a novel member of the opioid receptor family: cloning, functional expression and localization
C Mollereau, M Parmentier, P Mailleux, JL Butour… - FEBS letters, 1994 - Elsevier
Selective PCR amplification of human and mouse genomic DNAs with oligonucleotides
encoding highly conserved regions of the δ-opioid and somatostatin receptors generated a …
encoding highly conserved regions of the δ-opioid and somatostatin receptors generated a …
A brief history of opiates, opioid peptides, and opioid receptors.
MJ Brownstein - Proceedings of the National Academy of …, 1993 - National Acad Sciences
It is hard to decide when and where the opium poppy was first cultivated. It may have been
grown for its seeds before people discovered how to prepare mekonion from the leaves and …
grown for its seeds before people discovered how to prepare mekonion from the leaves and …
Molecular cloning and functional expression of a mu-opioid receptor from rat brain.
Opioid drugs act on specific receptors to modulate a wide range of physiological functions.
There are at least three types of opioid receptors, mu, delta, and kappa. Using a cDNA probe …
There are at least three types of opioid receptors, mu, delta, and kappa. Using a cDNA probe …
Mu, delta, and kappa opioid receptor mRNA expression in the rat CNS: an in situ hybridization study
A Mansour, CA Fox, S Burke, F Meng… - Journal of …, 1994 - Wiley Online Library
The μ, δ, and κ opioid receptors are the three main types of opioid receptors round in the
central nervous system (CNS) and periphery. These receptors and the peptides with which …
central nervous system (CNS) and periphery. These receptors and the peptides with which …