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SUBMITTER: Yuan LJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6480239 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Yuan Li-Juan LJ Peng Chao C Liu Bi-Hai BH Feng Jiang-Bin JB Qiu Gao-Feng GF
International journal of molecular sciences 20190408 7
Luteinizing hormone (LH), a pituitary gonadotropin, coupled with LH receptor (LHR) is essential for the regulation of the gonadal maturation in vertebrates. Although LH homolog has been detected by immunocytochemical analysis, and its possible role in ovarian maturation was revealed in decapod crustacean, so far there is no molecular evidence for the existence of LHR. In this study, we cloned a novel <i>LHR</i> homolog (named <i>EsLHR</i>) from the Chinese mitten crab <i>Eriocheir sinensis</i>. ...[more]