The role of steroidogenic factor-1 (SF-1) in gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) receptor gene regulation

Gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) is a key reproductive hormone in vertebrates and exerts its effects via the GnRH receptor (GnRHR) to result in the synthesis and release of the gonadotropin hormones in the pituitary gonadotrope cells. GnRHR expression is likely to be regulated in a tissue- and...

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Main Author: Pheiffer, Carmen P
Other Authors: Hapgood, Janet P
Format: Dissertation
Language:English
Published: University of Cape Town 2018
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11427/26970