Bone growth occurs through the proliferation of specialized cells of the cartilage tissue, known as chondrocytes, on either ...

Semaglutide, a synthetic analog of glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1), has garnered attention for its intriguing properties and potential implications in various r ...

Growth Hormone-Releasing Peptide-2 (GHRP-2) is a synthetic hexapeptide that has garnered significant attention in the ...

In this important study, Li and others identified cell membrane receptors for juvenile hormone (JH), a terpenoid hormone in insects that regulates their development and reproduction. While ...

Glycoprotein hormone receptors [thyrotropin (TSHr), luteinizing hormone/chorionic gonadotropin (LH/CGr), follicle stimulating hormone (FSHr)] are rhodopsin‐like G protein‐coupled receptors with a ...

The growth hormone receptor (GHR) is a transmembrane protein that regulates growth and other biological functions. The binding of growth hormone triggers signalling via the intracellular region of the ...

Hormone receptor status is important in determining options for breast cancer treatment. Determining your tumor's status is a high priority after a breast biopsy or breast-cancer surgery (mastectomy ...

These tumors have a sort of biological on-off switch called a hormone receptor. Estrogen and progesterone can flip these switches "on" and quicken the cancer cells' growth. Your doctor will check ...

The widespread implications of RER in different pathological conditions as described above, support the view that the biological relevance of this receptor goes beyond the RAS. Cytoplasmic ...

As these hormone binds to their receptor, a cascade of reactions is ... messengers inside the plasma membrane which carry out intracellular signal transduction to convey the effects of the ...