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- noun Plural form of
gonadotroph .
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Special cells inside the pituitary known as gonadotrophs produce hormones (specifically gonadotropin-releasing hormone and luteinizing hormone, or LH) that control ovulation and fertility.
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The investigators focused on a class of pituitary cells called gonadotrophs, which secrete luteinizing hormone (LH), critical for ovulation and fertility.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Paik WY, Cesnjaj M, Balla T, Tomić M, et al. (1995) Effects of the phospholipase-C inhibitor, U73122, on signaling and secretion in pituitary gonadotrophs.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Guillaume Osterstock et al. 2010
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Paik WY, Cesnjaj M, Balla T, Tomić M, et al. (1995) Effects of the phospholipase-C inhibitor, U73122, on signaling and secretion in pituitary gonadotrophs.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Guillaume Osterstock et al. 2010
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The researchers previously discovered that gonadotrophs harbor insulin receptors, but no one really knew what the effect of insulin on those receptors was.
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To further clarify the effect of insulin on the pituitary, the researchers compared the gonadotrophs of obese mice to those of lean mice by injecting the animals with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH), which stimulates LH and is critical for ovulation and fertility.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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The researchers suspected that when awash with too much circulating insulin, the gonadotrophs of obese mice start pumping out large amounts of LH, thus disrupting ovulation.
PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories 2010
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Paik WY, Cesnjaj M, Balla T, Tomić M, et al. (1995) Effects of the phospholipase-C inhibitor, U73122, on signaling and secretion in pituitary gonadotrophs.
PLoS ONE Alerts: New Articles Guillaume Osterstock et al. 2010
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Paik WY, Cesnjaj M, Balla T, Tomić M, et al. (1995) Effects of the phospholipase-C inhibitor, U73122, on signaling and secretion in pituitary gonadotrophs.
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