Bovine thyrotropin has a specific bioactivity 5- to 10-fold that of previous estimates for highly purified hormone.

abstract：:The relationship between FSH-induced acquisition of LH/hCG receptors and the steroidogenic capacity of granulosa cells from estrogen-primed hypophysectomized rat ovaries has been examined. Granulosa cells harvested from the immature preantral follicles of animals not treated with FSH (controls) displayed negligible sp...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hillier SG,Zeleznik AJ,Ross GT

更新日期：1978-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Estrogen unresponsiveness among primate species can result from overexpression of a heterogeneous nuclear ribonucleoprotein (hnRNP) that competes with estrogen receptor (ER) for binding to the estrogen-response element (ERE). This hnRNP has been coined the "ERE-binding protein" (ERE-BP). The ERE-BP is a member of the ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Chen H,Stuart W,Hu B,Nguyen L,Huang G,Clemens TL,Adams JS

更新日期：2005-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Clinical studies indicate alternate-day, intermittent fasting (IMF) protocols result in meaningful weight loss in obese individuals. To further understand the mechanisms sustaining weight loss by IMF, we investigated the metabolic and neural alterations of IMF in obese mice. Male C57/BL6 mice were fed a high-fat diet ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Gotthardt JD,Verpeut JL,Yeomans BL,Yang JA,Yasrebi A,Roepke TA,Bello NT

更新日期：2016-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The effects of continuous high GH levels on GH signal transduction through the GH receptor (GHR)/Janus kinase 2 (JAK2)/signal transducer and activator of transcription 5 (STAT5) pathway as well as the desensitization of this pathway by suppressors of cytokine signaling (SOCS) were studied in transgenic mice overexpres...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： González L,Miquet JG,Sotelo AI,Bartke A,Turyn D

更新日期：2002-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The contribution of the insulin receptor beta-subunit acidic domain, amino acids 1262-1291, to receptor function was analyzed. A mutant insulin receptor complementary DNA lacking this domain was created. Rat-1 fibroblasts were stably transfected with plasmids containing the mutant insulin receptor complementary DNA an...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Rolband GC,Williams JF,Webster NJ,Olefsky JM

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although estrogens and estrogen receptors (ERs) are known to function in the male brain and reproductive tract, few studies have evaluated their involvement in the male hematopoietic and immune systems. This study was undertaken to determine the role of ERalpha in hematopoietic progenitor and B lymphocyte maturation. ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Thurmond TS,Murante FG,Staples JE,Silverstone AE,Korach KS,Gasiewicz TA

更新日期：2000-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T47D human breast cancer cells and BEN human lung cancer cells were preincubated with the tumor-promoting phorbol ester phorbol 12-myristate 13-acetate (PMA). In both cell lines there was a decrease in the binding of 125I-labeled salmon calcitonin ([125I]sCT) which was dependent on the dose and time of exposure to PMA...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Findlay DM,Michelangeli VP,Robinson PJ

更新日期：1989-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Previous studies have shown that estradiol indirectly stimulated the proliferation of oviduct epithelial cells in the quail. The present study was undertaken to investigate the effects of estradiol and other steroid hormones on the cAMP concentration. The ability of forskolin, a specific activator of the catalytic sub...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Laugier C,Courion C,Pageaux JF,Fanidi A,Dumas MY,Sandoz D,Nemoz G,Prigent AF,Pacheco H

更新日期：1988-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In the present study, we investigated the role of the multidrug resistance (mdr) P-glycoprotein (Pgp) at the blood-brain barrier in the control of access of cortisol and corticosterone to the mouse and human brain. [(3)H]Cortisol poorly penetrated the brain of adrenalectomized wild-type mice, but the uptake was 3.5-fo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Karssen AM,Meijer OC,van der Sandt IC,Lucassen PJ,de Lange EC,de Boer AG,de Kloet ER

更新日期：2001-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The maternal skeleton resorbs during lactation to provide calcium to milk and the lost mineral content is restored after weaning. The changes are particularly marked in Ctcgrp null mice, which lose 50% of spine mineral content during lactation but restore it fully. The known calciotropic hormones are not required for ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Collins JN,Kirby BJ,Woodrow JP,Gagel RF,Rosen CJ,Sims NA,Kovacs CS

更新日期：2013-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:T(4) activation into T(3) is catalyzed by type 2 deiodinase (D2) in the brain. The rapid induction of D2 in astrocytes by transient brain ischemia has prompted us to explore the effects of hypoxia on D2 in cultures of astrocytes. Hypoxia (2.5% O(2)) of cultured astrocytes increased D2 activity, alone or in association...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Lamirand A,Mercier G,Ramaugé M,Pierre M,Courtin F

更新日期：2007-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytosols of whole testicular homogenates from the Syrian golden hamster contained specific binding sites for [3H]triamcinolone acetonide that exhibited limited capacity and high affinity binding characteristic of glucocorticoid receptors in other target tissues. The receptor complex sedimented as an 8.6S binder in low...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ortlip SA,Li SA,Li JJ

更新日期：1981-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Recent studies from our laboratory (Endocrinology 136:4762-4768, 1995) demonstrating that the expression of cAMP-dependent nuclear transcription factor CREB (cAMP response element binding protein) is lost following ovulation in macaques has revealed a novel mechanism by which the cytoplasmic and nuclear actions the cA...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Benyo DF,Zeleznik AJ

更新日期：1997-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Insulin receptors were measured in cultured Zajdela rat hepatoma cells (ZHC cells), a stable cell line which presents differentiated hepatic functions. The number of sites was 50,000/cell at 2 C, and the dissociation constant for high affinity binding was 1.6 x 10(-10) M. Down-regulation of receptors occurred rapidly ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Capeau J,Flaig-Staedel C,Beck JP,Picard J

更新日期：1982-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pituitary glands from ovariectomized F-344 rats bearing diethylstilbestrol-containing capsules for 70-100 days were dissociated and separated into three size classes by unit gravity sedimentation. The average percentage of large mammotrophs in fraction I was 86 +/- (SE) 2%, the percentage of intermediate-sized mammotr...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Hymer WC,Motter KA

更新日期：1988-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:A novel transcript of the GH gene has been identified in ocular tissues of chick embryos. It is, however, unknown whether this transcript (small chicken GH, scGH) is translated. This possibility was therefore assessed. The expression of scGH mRNA was confirmed by RT-PCR, using primers that amplified a 426-bp cDNA of i...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Baudet ML,Martin B,Hassanali Z,Parker E,Sanders EJ,Harvey S

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Four 1-yr-old, i.e. immature, monkeys (M. fascicularis) were treated with testosterone. For the first 21 weeks, they received testosterone capsules sc; thereafter for the remainder of 1 yr, they received weekly injections of 125 mg testosterone enanthate. Four similarly aged monkeys served as untreated controls. The t...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Marshall GR,Wickings EJ,Nieschlag E

更新日期：1984-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammation can interfere with endometrial receptivity. We examined how interleukin 1β (IL-1β) affects expression of the uterine gap junction protein connexin 43 (Cx43), which is known to be critical for embryonic implantation. We used an in vitro model of human endometrial stromal cells (ESCs), Western blotting, and...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Yu J,Berga SL,Zou W,Yook DG,Pan JC,Andrade AA,Zhao L,Sidell N,Bagchi IC,Bagchi MK,Taylor RN

更新日期：2017-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The insulin-like growth factor-binding proteins (IGFBPs) comprise at least six distinct species that may modulate the action of IGFs. IGFs are important regulators of fetal growth and differentiation. To define sites of IGFBP mRNA synthesis, we have used in situ hybridization techniques in mouse conceptuses of differe...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Schuller AG,Zwarthoff EC,Drop SL

更新日期：1993-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The calbindins are Ca-binding proteins whose expression is regulated by 1,25-dihydroxyvitamin D3, the active metabolite of vitamin D3. The calbindins are found in high amounts in the proximal intestine (calbindin-D-9k) and the kidney (calbindin-D-28k), and they are thought to play a role in Ca transport by these tissu...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Armbrecht HJ,Boltz M,Strong R,Richardson A,Bruns ME,Christakos S

更新日期：1989-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Hypothalamic insulin signaling is essential to the maintenance of glucose and energy homeostasis. During pathological states, such as obesity and type 2 diabetes mellitus, insulin signaling is impaired. One key mechanism involved in the development of insulin resistance is lipotoxicity, through increased circulating s...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Mayer CM,Belsham DD

更新日期：2010-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic hormone, GnRH, is released and transported to the anterior pituitary in a pulsatile manner, where it binds to specific high-affinity receptors and regulates gonadotropin biosynthesis and secretion. The frequency of GnRH pulses changes under various physiological conditions, and varying GnRH pulse freq...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Kaiser UB,Jakubowiak A,Steinberger A,Chin WW

更新日期：1997-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Adrenal cAMP and plasma corticosterone levels were determined in pre-weanling rats subjected to treatment with either ACTH (50 mU/rat) or histamine dihydrochloride (0.2 mg/g body wt). ACTH injection elevated both serum corticosterone and adrenal cAMP levels on all days tested. However, the ACTH-induced elevation of ad...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Cote TE,Yasumura S

更新日期：1975-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We previously described a novel alternatively spliced mRNA transcript of the betacellulin (BTC) gene. This splice isoform, termed BTC-delta4, lacks the C-loop of the epidermal growth factor motif and the transmembrane domain as a result of exon 4 'skipping'. In this study, we expressed BTC-delta4 recombinantly to expl...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ogata T,Dunbar AJ,Yamamoto Y,Tanaka Y,Seno M,Kojima I

更新日期：2005-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Coordinating the activities of neighboring cells during development in multicellular organisms requires complex cellular interactions involving secreted, cell surface, and extracellular matrix components. Although most cloning efforts have concentrated on secreted molecules, recent work has emphasized the importance o...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Stephan JP,Roberts PE,Bald L,Lee J,Gu Q,Devaux B,Mather JP

更新日期：1999-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Kisspeptins are new actors in the neuroendocrine regulation of reproduction. In vertebrates, the number of kiss genes varies from none to three. Zebrafish have two kiss genes, kiss1 and kiss2, and two kiss receptors (GPR54), kiss1r and kiss2r. To provide detailed information on the organization of the kiss systems in ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Servili A,Le Page Y,Leprince J,Caraty A,Escobar S,Parhar IS,Seong JY,Vaudry H,Kah O

更新日期：2011-04-01 00:00:00

abstract：:An estrogen-responsive uterine proenzyme of a proteinase in the immature rat uterus has been known for some time. Its mol wt is 77,000, its N-terminal amino acid sequence is the same as prothrombin's for 15 residues, it contains gamma-carboxyl glutamate residues, its biosynthesis is prevented by warfarin, it cross-rea...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Henrikson KP,Jazin EE,Greenwood JA,Dickerman HW

更新日期：1990-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The activity of many endocrine cells is regulated by gamma-aminobutyric acid (GABA). The effects of GABA are mediated by GABAA and/or GABAB receptors. While GABAB receptors in the central nervous system have now been extensively characterized, little is known of the function and pharmacology of GABAB receptors on endo...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： De Koning HP,Jenks BG,Roubos EW

更新日期：1993-02-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Testicular cytosol from Sprague-Dawley rats was shown to possess an estradiol binding component which exhibited the properties of a receptor. Specific binding of estradiol by the receptor was shown, at 4C in vitro, to reach equilibrium by 6 h. That level of binding was maintained at a plateau for 18 h. Estradiol bindi...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Abney TO

更新日期：1976-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In agonadal juvenile male monkeys, continuous administration of human metastin 45-54 (hu metastin 45-54) leads to desensitization of its receptor, G protein-coupled receptor 54 (GPR54), and decreased LH. The present study extended this observation to the adult male monkey, a more preclinically relevant model in which ...

journal_title：Endocrinology

authors： Ramaswamy S,Seminara SB,Pohl CR,DiPietro MJ,Crowley WF Jr,Plant TM

更新日期：2007-07-01 00:00:00