Abstract
Different series of fluorescent agonists and antagonists have been developed and characterized for arginine-vasopressin and oxytocin G protein-coupled receptors. Both cyclic and linear peptide analogs of the neurohypophysial hormones are useful tools for investigating receptor localization and trafficking, analysing receptor structural organization, and developing new receptor-selective high-throughput ligand screening assays.
Publication types
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Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
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Review
MeSH terms
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Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists
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Antigens, Differentiation / metabolism
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Drug Evaluation, Preclinical / methods
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Fluorescent Dyes / pharmacology*
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / agonists*
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / antagonists & inhibitors*
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled / metabolism
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Receptors, Oxytocin / agonists
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Receptors, Oxytocin / antagonists & inhibitors
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Receptors, Oxytocin / metabolism
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Receptors, Vasopressin / agonists
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Receptors, Vasopressin / metabolism
Substances
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Antidiuretic Hormone Receptor Antagonists
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Antigens, Differentiation
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Fluorescent Dyes
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Receptors, G-Protein-Coupled
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Receptors, Oxytocin
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Receptors, Vasopressin