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Fertility and Antifertility Effects of LH-RH and Its Agonists

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Reproductive Processes and Contraception

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Following isolation, purification (Schally et al., 1971; Amoss et al., 1971), and elucidation of the chemical structure of luteinizing-hormone-releasing hormone (LH-RH) (Matsuo et al., 1971a; Burgus et al., 1971) and its synthesis (Matsuo et al., 1971b; Monahan et al., 1971), many investigators (see White et al., 1973; Immer et al., 1974) synthesized a number of analogues that are more potent than LH-RH in releasing LH and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) and inducing ovulation in animals and humans (Fugino et al., 1974; Schally et al., 1976; Keye et al., 1976).

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Banik, U.K., Givner, M.L. (1981). Fertility and Antifertility Effects of LH-RH and Its Agonists. In: McKerns, K.W. (eds) Reproductive Processes and Contraception. Biochemical Endocrinology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-3824-6_6

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