Chorionic gonadotropin and its receptor are both expressed in human retina, possible implications in normal and pathological conditions.

Chorionic gonadotropin and its receptor are both expressed in human retina, possible implications in normal and pathological conditions.

Extra-gonadal role of gonadotropins has been re-evaluated over the last 20 years. In addition to pituitary secretion of luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle stimulating hormone (FSH), the CNS has been clearly identified as a source of hCG acting locally to influence behaviour. Here we demonstrated...

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Main Authors: Sladjana Dukic-Stefanovic, Jan Walther, Sebastian Wosch, Gerolf Zimmermann, Peter Wiedemann, Henry Alexander, Thomas Claudepierre
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3526580?pdf=render

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