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... > Amino Acids, Peptides, and Proteins > Proteins > Membrane Proteins > Receptors, Cell Surface > Receptors, Peptide > Receptors, Pituitary Hormone

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Receptors, Pituitary Hormone  

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  • Pituitary Hormone Receptors
  • Pituitary Hormones Receptors
  • Receptors, Pituitary Hormones

Note

  • general or unspecified; prefer specifics; coordinate with specific pituitary hormone

Scope note

  • Cell surface proteins that bind pituitary hormones with high affinity and trigger intracellular changes influencing the behavior of cells. Since many pituitary hormones are also released by neurons as neurotransmitters, these receptors are also found in the nervous system.

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  • 87

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http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D011979

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