Search Results - "MACCOLL, G. S"
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The hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis: immune function and autoimmunity
Published in Journal of endocrinology (01-03-2003)“…GnRH and sex steroids play an important role in immune system modulation and development. GnRH and the GnRH receptor are produced locally by immune cells,…”
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Novel homozygous splice acceptor site GnRH receptor (GnRHR) mutation: Human GnRHR knockout
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-06-2002)“…Mutations in the GnRH receptor (GnRHR) have been shown to be responsible for a significant number of autosomic recessive and, less commonly, sporadic cases of…”
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Expression of gonadotropin-releasing hormone type-I (GnRH-I) and type-II (GnRH-II) in human peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PMBCs) and regulation of B-lymphoblastoid cell proliferation by GnRH-I and GnRH-II
Published in Experimental and clinical endocrinology & diabetes (01-11-2004)“…GnRH-I and its receptor (GnRHR-I) have previously been demonstrated and shown to be biologically active in the immune system, notably within T cells. Recently…”
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Using skeletal muscle as an artificial endocrine tissue
Published in Journal of endocrinology (01-07-1999)“…Gene transfer into muscle tissue is currently being developed as a method for the production, secretion and delivery of therapeutic proteins. This methodology…”
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Molecular modelling and experimental studies of mutation and cell-adhesion sites in the fibronectin type III and whey acidic protein domains of human anosmin-1
Published in Biochemical journal (01-08-2001)“…Anosmin-1, the gene product of the KAL gene, is implicated in the pathogenesis of X-linked Kallmann's syndrome. Anosmin-1 protein expression is restricted to…”
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Optimisation of growth hormone production by muscle cells using plasmid DNA
Published in Journal of endocrinology (01-05-2000)“…The production of peptide hormones by skeletal muscle tissue is a promising area of gene therapy. Skeletal muscle myogenesis can be induced in vitro, resulting…”
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Idiopathic gonadotrophin deficiency: genetic questions addressed through phenotypic characterization
Published in Clinical endocrinology (Oxford) (01-08-2001)“…OBJECTIVE The association of idiopathic hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (IHH) with congenital olfactory deficit defines Kallmann's syndrome (KS). Although a…”
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Biology of KAL1 and its orthologs: implications for X-linked Kallmann syndrome and the search for novel candidate genes
Published in Frontiers of hormone research (01-01-2010)“…Kallmann syndrome is characterised by congenital hypogonadotropic hypogonadism and anosmia, sometimes with other non-reproductive defects. Although multiple…”
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Ghrelin Can Bind to a Species of High Density Lipoprotein Associated with Paraoxonase
Published in The Journal of biological chemistry (14-03-2003)“…Ghrelin is a 28-residue peptide hormone that is principally released from the stomach during fasting and prior to eating. Two forms are present in human…”
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Novel Homozygous Splice Acceptor Site GnRH Receptor (GnRHR) Mutation: Human GnRHR “Knockout”
Published in The journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism (01-06-2002)“…Mutations in the GnRH receptor (GnRHR) have been shown to be responsible for a significant number of autosomic recessive and, less commonly, sporadic cases of…”
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Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism
Published in Seminars in reproductive medicine (01-11-2002)“…Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism is characterized by failure of gonadal function secondary to deficient gonadotropin secretion, resulting from either a pituitary…”
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Kallmann’s syndrome: molecular pathogenesis
Published in The international journal of biochemistry & cell biology (01-08-2003)“…Kallmann’s syndrome (KS) is a genetic condition characterised by hypogonadotrophic hypogonadism (HH) and anosmia; although these are the defining features of…”
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Growth hormone therapy for non-islet cell tumor hypoglycemia
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