Starfish Gonadotropic Hormone: From Gamete-Shedding Substance to Relaxin-Like Gonad-Stimulating Peptide

The first report of a gonadotropic substance in an invertebrate hot-water extract of radial nerve cords from starfish Asterias forbesi that induced the shedding of gametes when injected into the coelomic cavity in a ripe individual occurred in 1959. The active substance was named gamete-shedding sub...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Endocrinology
Main Author:	Masatoshi Mita
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Subjects:	gonadotropic hormone gamete-shedding substance gonad-stimulating substance relaxin-like gonad-stimulating peptide 1-Methyladenine starfish
Online Access:	https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2019.00182/full