This review focuses on recent advances in the structure-function relationships of thyroid-
stimulating hormone (TSH) and its receptor. TSH is a member of the glycoprotein hormone …

The mechanism of ovulation entails an intricate sequence of physiological events leading
toward rupture of an ovarian follicle and release of its maturing oocyte. This process …

ACETYLCHOLINE activates inwardly rectifying potassium channels (Ik. ACh) in the heart1
through muscarinic receptor binding and activation of pertussis-toxin-sensitive G proteins2 …

Publisher Summary Major progress has occurred in recent years toward the development of
reliable and economic procedures for the induction of ovulation and spermiation in …

Abstract SPECIFIC receptors for lutropin1, 2 (luteinizing hormone; LH) and follitropin3, 4
(follicle-stimulating hormone; FSH) mediate the actions of human chorionic gonadotropin …

Two distinct gonadotropins, GTH I and GTH II, were extracted with 35% ethanol-10%
ammonium acetate, pH 6.1, from female chum salmon pituitary glands, and purified by ion …

Studies of seasonal gonadal cycles combined with direct measurements of plasma levels of
the two gonadotropins (FSH and LH), several gonadal steroids (estrogen, E; progesterone …

Proximate constraints on egg size, number, and total clutch mass in side-blotched lizards
were examined by experimentally reducing average clutch size from 4.6 eggs to one, two …

Hormones and Reproduction of Vertebrates, Volume 5: Mammals is the fifth of five second-
edition volumes representing a comprehensive and integrated overview of hormones and …

Follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) plays important roles in spermatogenesis. However, the
biologic activity of FSH can vary in different vertebrate classes, and the definitive function of …