Regulatory peptides

Regul Pept · ISSN (e) 1873-1686 · 2 papers in corpus

lab-animal 2010

Effects of the LHRH antagonist Cetrorelix on affective and cognitive functions in rats

doi:10.1016/j.regpep.2009.08.005 ·PMID:19706309

The decapeptide LHRH antagonist, Cetrorelix, inhibits gonadotropin and sex-steroid secretion. Cetrorelix is used for IVF-ET procedures and for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia, endometriosis and leiomyomas. However little is kn…

lab-animal 2004

Transcripts of neurokinin B and neurokinin 3 receptor in superovulated rat ovaries and increased number of corpora lutea as a non-specific effect of intraperitoneal agonist application

doi:10.1016/j.regpep.2004.06.009 ·PMID:15380930

Neurokinin B (NKB), a member of the tachykinin family, and its neurokinin 3 receptor (NK3-R) are preferentially found in the central nervous system. Others have recently reported on mRNA from this ligand-receptor system in the uterus and on…