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. 1989 Oct;76(1):41-5.
doi: 10.1016/0016-6480(89)90030-0.

Characterization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone binding sites in the pituitary of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

E Andersson  1 , B Borg, R de Leeuw
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Characterization of gonadotropin-releasing hormone binding sites in the pituitary of the three-spined stickleback, Gasterosteus aculeatus

E Andersson et al. Gen Comp Endocrinol. 1989 Oct.

Abstract

Binding sites for gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) in stickleback pituitary homogenates were characterized using an iodinated, superactive analog of salmon GnRH (sGnRH), D-Arg6-Pro9-sGnRH-NEt (sGnRHa). Binding of 125I-sGnRHa reached equilibrium after 60 min incubation at 4 degrees and was a function of tissue concentration. The specificity of 125I-sGnRHa binding was demonstrated by displacement with sGnRHa, sGnRH, and Buserelin [D-Ser(t-Bu)6-Pro9-GnRH-NEt]. Both Scatchard analyses of saturation data and displacement curves revealed a single class of high-affinity binding sites (Ka = 0.71 +/- 0.03 X 10(9) M-1, Bmax = 1087 +/- 165 fmol/mg protein).

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