Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 13-31 , January 2010

Characterization of the receptors for chicken GHRH and GHRH-related peptides: Identification of a novel receptor for GHRH and the receptor for GHRH-LP (PRP)

  • Y. Wang

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
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  • J. Li

      Affiliations

    • School of Life Sciences, Sichuan University, Chengdu, PR China
    • ,
  • C. Ying Wang

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
    • ,
  • A. Yan Kwok

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
    • ,
  • X. Zhang

      Affiliations

    • Department of Animal Genetics, Breeding and Reproduction, College of Animal Science, South China Agricultural University, Guangzhou, PR China
    • ,
  • F.C. Leung

      Affiliations

    • School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, PR China
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. School of Biological Sciences, The University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China. Tel.: +852 2299 0825; fax: +852 2559 9114.

Received 22 May 2009 ,Revised 21 July 2009 ,Accepted 22 July 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.domaniend.2009.07.008

Domestic Animal Endocrinology
Volume 38, Issue 1 , Pages 13-31 , January 2010

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