Endocrinology: Fertility hormone in repose

被引：13
作者：
Dias, JA
机构：
[1] New York State Dept Hlth, Wadsworth Ctr, Albany, NY 12208 USA
[2] SUNY Albany, David Axelrod Inst, Dept Biomed Sci, Albany, NY 12208 USA
来源：
NATURE | 2005年 / 433卷 / 7023期
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D O I：
10.1038/433203a
中图分类号：
O [数理科学和化学]; P [天文学、地球科学]; Q [生物科学]; N [自然科学总论];
学科分类号：
07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
摘要：
Egg and sperm development are triggered when follicle-stimulating hormone binds to its receptor. A three-dimensional structural snapshot reveals how the hormone slots into its receptor, and how specificity of binding is ensured.
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