Evolution of ligand specificity in vertebrate corticosteroid receptors

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Corticosteroid receptors include mineralocorticoid (MR) and glucocorticoid (GR) receptors. Teleost fishes have a single MR and duplicate GRs that show variable sensitivities to mineralocorticoids and glucocorticoids. How these recept...

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Main Authors: Deitcher David L, Mayberry John, Fogarty Elizabeth A, Fergus Daniel J, Arterbery Adam S, Lee Kraus W, Bass Andrew H
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-01-01
Series:BMC Evolutionary Biology
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2148/11/14