Expression of Luteinizing Hormone Receptor in the Gastrointestinal Tract in Patients with and without Dysmotility
Leuprolide is a gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analog which has been shown to reduce symptoms in patients with irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) and chronic intestinal pseudo-obstruction (CIPO). The mechanism is not known, but one hypothesis is through down-modulation of luteinizing hormone (LH)...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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2012-01-01
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| Series: | Drug Target Insights |
| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.4137/DTI.S9324 |